Use the strategy for solving word problems, modeling the verbal conditions of the problem with a linear inequality. A company manufactures and sells b

Cem Hayes

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2021-05-28

Use the strategy for solving word problems, modeling the verbal conditions of the problem with a linear inequality. A company manufactures and sells blank audiocassette tapes. The weekly fixed cost is $10,000 and it costs $0.40 to produce each tape. The selling price is $2.00 per tape. How many tapes must be produced and sold each week for the company to generate a profit?

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nitruraviX

nitruraviX

Skilled2021-05-29Added 101 answers

Let's note: x=the number of tapes to be produced and sold each week
2x>10,000+0.40x We write the inequality modelling the problem:
2x0.40x>10,000+0,40x0.40x
We solve the inequality: 1.6x>10,000
x>10,0001,6
x>6550

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