Please help I don't understand !!

Admission to the movie theater costs $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for students.The theater must bring in at least $200 per movie.Write an inequality for the number of tickets the theater needs to sell to make a profit.If the theater sells 15 adult tickets, how many student tickets do they need to sell to make a profit?

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Please help I don't understand !! 

Admission to the movie theater costs $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for students.The theater must bring in at least $200 per movie.Write an inequality for the number of tickets the theater needs to sell to make a profit.If the theater sells 15 adult tickets, how many student tickets do they need to sell to make a profit?

sleepyjess · Answer

Lets use a for adults and s for students.

sleepyjess · Answer

If they sell 15 adult tickets that is 7.5(15)+3.5(s)$\ge$200

dtan5457 · Answer

7.50x+3.50y>=200

Let x be for adults and y for students.

Now, just plug in the 15 adult tickets and it should be fairly easy from there

sleepyjess · Answer

Do you know how to find the number of student tickets with that information?

anonymous · Answer

Yes I do @sleepyjess , thank you so much for helping me :)

sleepyjess · Answer

No problem! Can you tell me what you get?

anonymous · Answer

@sleepyjess i got y ≥ 25 as the total amount for the student tickets, is it correct ?

sleepyjess · Answer

$\large\bf 25~is \color{lime}{~correct}$

sleepyjess · Answer

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sleepyjess · Answer

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