SOLUTION: Hi All, I need help with this inequality word problem. A furniture manufacturer makes and sells chairs and sofas. He makes a profit of $60 on each chair and $80 on each sofa. If

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Question 172678: Hi All,
I need help with this inequality word problem.
A furniture manufacturer makes and sells chairs and sofas. He makes a profit of $60 on each chair and $80 on each sofa. If x=number of chairs, and y=number of sofas, write and inequality that says that he would like to make a total profit of a least $4000 this month:
Thank you for your help.
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Answer by stanbon(48545) (Show Source):
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A furniture manufacturer makes and sells chairs and sofas. He makes a profit of $60 on each chair and $80 on each sofa. If x=number of chairs, and y=number of sofas, write and inequality that says that he would like to make a total profit of a least $4000 this month:
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Profit Inequality: 60x + 80y >= 4000
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Cheers,
Stan H.