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11. Albert started a brownie-making business. Hespent $650 to purchase supplies to get started andhe uses about $2.25 worth of supplies per browniemade. Albert charges $5 for each brownie. Let brepresent the number of brownies.What is the minimum number of brownies Albertwill need to sell to make a profit?Write an inequality to solve this situation and thensolve the inequality.

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Answer:The minimum number of brownies to sell would be 237 brownies Step-by-step explanation:Consider the provided information.Albert spent $650 to purchase supplies to get started and  he uses about $2.25 worth of supplies per brownie  made. Albert charges $5 for each brownie.  In order to get a profit he need to come up with more than $650he uses about $2.25 worth of supplies per brownie and charges $5 for each.Therefore, the profit per brownie is$5 - $2.25 = $2.75Let b  represent the number of brownies sold. The required inequality in order to get profit is:[tex]2.75b > 650[/tex]Now, solving, we get: [tex]b > \frac{650}{2.75}[/tex][tex]b >236.36[/tex]So, the minimum number of brownies to sell would be 237 brownies