A store had a vending machine. Customers put in a quarter, and they receive a handful of candy. The machine is profitable if x > 40, where x is the total amount of money in quarters at the end of one week. Select all the numbers that are solutions to this inequality.

A. 38.5

B. 40.01

C. 40.25

D. 45

E. 50.83

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Tommy Larson

Mathematics

29 September, 16:09

A store had a vending machine. Customers put in a quarter, and they receive a handful of candy. The machine is profitable if x > 40, where x is the total amount of money in quarters at the end of one week. Select all the numbers that are solutions to this inequality.

A. 38.5

B. 40.01

C. 40.25

D. 45

E. 50.83

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Osvaldo Hunt · Answer 1

Answer:The answer should be B

Step-by-step explanation:

Solve for x

by simplifying both sides of the inequality, then isolating the variable.

Inequality Form:

x>40

Interval Notation:

(40,∞)

Winston · Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

try to use mathwy to get your answer but ima say c d e and i think b but i really dont know about b

x has to be a bigger number than forty because the allitgator eating the bigger number which is x so that mean x is a bigger number than 40.