6.11 Systems of Inequalities Word Problems

Which point is a solution?

• (0, 6)
• (-3, 4)
• (1, 0)
• (-4, 3)

What's the difference between systems of equations and systems of inequalities?

• Systems of equations have 1 solution, no solution, or infinite solutions while systems of inequalities can have a range of solutions.

• Systems of equations use slope-intercept form only while systems of inequalities use standard form only.

• Systems of equations have a shaded region while systems of inequalities do not.

• There is no difference.

Write the inequality

• y>-5x-3
• y≥-5x-3
• y<-5x-3
• y≤-5x-3

Write the inequalities

• y≥-2x+3
  y≤x-3
• y>2x+3
  y≥x-3
• y>-2x+3
  y≥x-3
• y<-2x+3
  y≤x-3

Tyler has no more than $20 in his bank account.

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There are less than 180 days left of school.

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Haley hopes to make higher than a 90 in Math this quarter.

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CMS can have up to 15 players on the baseball team before it is full.

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Write the system of inequalities
Eiko is drawing caricatures at a fair for 8 hours (480 minutes). She can complete a small drawing in 15 minutes and charges $10 for the drawing. She can complete a larger drawing in 45 minutes and charges $25 for the drawing. Eiko hopes to make at least $200 at the fair. 

• 10x+15y≤480
  45x+25y≥250
• 10x+25y≤200
  15x+45y≤480
• 10x+25y>200
  15x+45y<480
• 10x+25y≥200
  15x+45y≤480

Cullin needs to save at least $100 for homecoming.  He works 2 jobs earning $8/hour at Culvers and $25/hour mowing lawns.  He only has time to work 14 hours before homecoming. 

• x + y  ≥ 25
  x + y ≤ 8
• 100x + 25 y ≤ 100
  2x + 8y ≤ 14
• x + y ≥ 100
  8x + 25y ≤ 14
• 8x + 25y ≥ 100
  x + y ≤ 14