Systems of Inequalities from Word Problems

Kate is selling bracelets and earrings on Etsy to make money for summer vacation. The bracelets (x) cost $2 and earrings (y) cost $3. She needs to make at least $100, but can only make up to 40 pieces of jewelry. Which inequalities represent this situation?

• 2x + 3y > 100

  x + y ≤ 40

• 100x + 2y > 3

  x + y ≤ 40

• 100x + 40y > 100

  3x + 2y ≤ 40

• 3x + 2y > 100

  x + y ≤ 40

Luka and Dana are making cookies for the Westland Pantry. They only have up to 6 hours to bake! They can bake 32 chocolate chip cookies in an hour (x), and 20 snickerdoodle cookies in an hour (y). They need to make at least 150 cookies. Which inequalities represent the situation?

• x + y ≥ 6
  32x + 20y ≤ 150

• x + y ≥ 632
  x + 20y ≥ 150

• x + y ≤ 6
  32x + 20y ≤ 150

• x + y ≤ 6
  32x + 20y ≥ 150

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

Write the system of inequalities Carlos works at a movie theater selling tickets. The theater has 300 seats and charges $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for children. The theater expects to make at least $2000 for each showing

• x + y ≤ 300

  7.5x + 5.5y ≥ 2000

• x + y < 300

  7.5x + 5.5y ≥ 2000

• x + y ≤ 300

  7.5x + 5.5y ≤ 2000

• x + y > 2000

  7.5x + 5.5y ≤ 300

Write the system of inequalities
Carlos works at a movie theater selling tickets. The theater has 300 seats and charges $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for children. The theater expects to make at least $2000 for each showing

• x+y≤300
  7.5x+5.5y≥2000

• x+y<300
  7.5x+5.5y≥2000

• x+y≤300
  7.5x+5.5y≤2000

• x+y>2000
  7.5x+5.5y≤300

Write the linear inequality in standard form for this situation: The CRHS science department can spend no more than $2700 on textbooks this year. The department needs to buy both Biology text books, which cost $57 each, and Chemistry textbooks, which cost $72 each.

• 57x + 72y ≥ 2700

• 57x + 72y > 2700

• 57x + 72y < 2700

• 57x + 72y ≤ 2700

Cole is doing a basketball challenge for charity. In order to win money for the charity, he needs to score at least 20 points in less than 10 shots. If x is the number of 2-point shots, and y is the number of three point shots, which inequalities below represent the situation?

• x + y < 10

  2x + 3y ≥ 20

• x + y ≤ 10

  2x + 3y ≥ 20

• x + y ≤ 10

  2x + 3y > 20

• x + y < 10

  2x + 3y > 20

JoAnn likes her job as a baby-sitter, but it pays only $3 per hour. She has been offered a job as a tutor that pays $6 per hour. Because of school, her parents only allow her to work a maximum of 15 hours per week. How many hours can JoAnn tutor and baby-sit and still make at least $66 per week? How much does she make?

• b + t < 15
  3b + 6t > 66

• b + t > 15
  3b + 6t < 66

• 3b + 6t > 15
  b + t < 66

• 3b + 6t < 15
  b + t < 66

Mona is ordering cups for her school.  Company A charges $3.50 for each cup and a one-time starter fee of $14.  Company B charges $0.50 for each trophy and a one-time starter fee of $22.  
Which inequality can be used to find x, the minimum number of cups that can be ordereed so that the total charge at Company A is less than the total charge at Company B?

• 3.5x + 14 < 0.5x + 22

• 3.5x + 14 > 0.5x + 22

• 3.5 + 14x < 0.5 + 22x

• 3.5 + 14x > 0.5 + 22x

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