The dance committee of Pine Bluff Middle School earns \$72$72dollar sign, 72 from a bake sale and will earn \$4$4dollar sign, 4 for each ticket they sell to the Spring Fling dance. The dance will cost \$400$400dollar sign, 400. Write an inequality to determine the number, ttt, of tickets the committee could sell to have money left over after they pay for this year's dance.

The correct answer is 72 + 4 × x 400.

Step-by-step explanation:

The dance committee of Pine Bluff Middle School earns $72 from a bake sale and will earn $4 for each ticket they sell to the Spring Fling dance.

The dance will cost $400.

Let x number of tickets the committee could sell.

Total money earned is 72 + 4 × x.

The committee should have some left over money also after spending for the dance which costs $400.

Thus the inequality to determine the number of tickets the committee could sell to have money left over after they pay for this year's dance is given by,

72 + 4 × x 400.