The city of Cartesianville is sponsoring an event to collect food for those in need in their community. A local church has already donated 425 pounds of food. The event is expecting 161 attendees. Based on the inequality below, how many pounds of food, f, should each attendee donate in order to collect at least 1,391 pounds of food?
425 + 161f 1,391
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Question

The city of Cartesianville is sponsoring an event to collect food for those in need in their community. A local church has already donated 425 pounds of food. The event is expecting 161 attendees. Based on the inequality below, how many pounds of food, f, should each attendee donate in order to collect at least 1,391 pounds of food?
425 + 161f > 1,391
@suckerofmath 
@swissgirl 
@shinalcantara

shinalcantara · Answer

Based on the inequality given you'll have to find 'f'
425 + 161f > 1,391
Transpose 425 to the right side of the equation
161f > 1,391 - 425
161f > 966
Divide the whole inequality with 161
161f/161 > 966/161
f > 6