Answer:
They must sell 51 candles to make more than $125 profit.
The inequality, we can use to find x is: [tex]4.50x-100> 125[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Suppose, the number of candles sold is [tex]x[/tex]
They spend $100 on the candles and sell them for $4.50 each.
So, the total selling price of [tex]x[/tex] candles [tex]=4.50x[/tex] dollars
and the profit will be: [tex](4.50x-100)[/tex] dollars.
Given that, they need to make more than $125 profit.
So, the inequality will be: [tex]4.50x-100> 125[/tex]
Solving the above inequality.......
[tex]4.50x-100>125\\ \\ 4.50x>125+100\\ \\ 4.50x>225\\ \\ x>\frac{225}{4.50}\\ \\ x>50[/tex]
As the number of candles can't be in fraction, that means the minimum number of candles, they must sell is 51.
