SOLUTION: write an inequality A basketball team wants to buy new jerseys. Uniforms R Us charges $50 per jersey. Jerseys Unlimited charges $40 per jersey plus $80 for a logo design. How

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Question 1030057: write an inequality
A basketball team wants to buy new
jerseys. Uniforms R Us charges $50 per
jersey. Jerseys Unlimited charges $40 per
jersey plus $80 for a logo design. How
many jerseys does the team need to buy for
Jerseys Unlimited to be the better option?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number of jerseys, x.
Then Uniforms R Us charges $50 apiece.
The other company charges $40x + $80.
We want to know when the average charge of the Jerseys Unlimited is less than $50. So we write
%2840x+%2B+80%29%2Fx+%3C+50
Now multiply by x and solve...we get
40x + 80 < 50x
80 < 10x
x > 8 jerseys
Thus we must buy at least 9 jerseys for it to be the better buy.