SOLUTION: Tamika is selling cookies for a fundraiser for the band. She needs to make at least $160 in cookie sales to win a prize. If each box of cookies cost $2.25, what is the smallest num

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Question 246870: Tamika is selling cookies for a fundraiser for the band. She needs to make at least $160 in cookie sales to win a prize. If each box of cookies cost $2.25, what is the smallest number of boxes that she can sell to be eligible for the prize?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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2.25x>=160
x>=160/2.25
x>=71.111 or 72 boxes of cookies is the minimum Tamika needs