Cooper has to sell at least $200 worth of popcorn to go on a camping trip. So far he has sold 9 tubs of popcorn. Each tub costs $15. The inequality below represents the situation, where p represents the number of additional tubs of popcorn he needs to sell.

15(9+p)≥20015(9+p)≥200

Which of the following is a true statement?

a) If he sells 5 more tubs of popcorn, he will have sold exactly $200.

b) If he sells less than 5 tubs of popcorn, he will have sold more than $200.

c) Cooper needs to sell exactly 4 tubs of popcorn.

d) Cooper needs to sell 5 or more tubs of popcorn.

Respuesta :

He already has $135 from those 9 tubs. So if he sold 5 more than he would have 210 dollars which is 10 more bucks than he needs. A and B are both wrong.
So the answer is C. :) It gives him $195 but it can be equal to or less than.