Pet Supplies makes a profit of $5.50 per bag on its line of natural dog food. If the store wants to make a profit of no less than $5225 on natural dog food, how many bags of dog does it need to sell?

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Axel Sims

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7 January, 03:20

Pet Supplies makes a profit of $5.50 per bag on its line of natural dog food. If the store wants to make a profit of no less than $5225 on natural dog food, how many bags of dog does it need to sell?

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Lorenzo Solis · Answer 1

Let the number of bags to be sold be x, then

5.5x ≥ 5225

x ≥ 950

Therefore, it need to sell at least 950 bags to make a profit of no less than $5225.