A school’s Student Council is selling shirts printed with the school’s logo to raise money for a trip. The printer charges $176 in advance plus $4.00 for every shirt ordered. If the Student Council sells the shirts for $15.00 each, at least how many shirts do they need to sell to make a profit? Use the Equation Editor to write your answer as an inequality.Answer

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A school’s Student Council is selling shirts printed with the school’s logo to raise money for a trip.  The printer charges $176 in advance plus $4.00 for every shirt ordered.  If the Student Council sells the shirts for $15.00 each, at least how many shirts do they need to sell to make a profit?  Use the Equation Editor to write your answer as an inequality.Answer

anonymous · Answer

15x > 176 + 4x

anonymous · Answer

15x > 176 + 4x
11x > 176
x > 16