A travel company wants to charter a plane to the Bahamas. Chartering the plane costs $5,000. So far, 12 people have signed up for the trip. If the company charges $200 per ticket, how many more passengers must sign up for the trip before the company can make any profit on the charter?
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Additional passengers (i.e., an integer, let's say x) who must sign up before the company can make any profit = ?
200 * 12 + 200 * x >= 5000
2400 + 200x >= 5000
200x >= 2600
x >= 2600/200
x >= 13
C
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