BEST ANSWER GETS MEDAL..

Part 1: Use complete sentences to describe a real-world scenario that could be represented by the inequality 5x + 2y greater than or equal to 45.
Part 2: Choose one ordered pair that is a solution to the given inequality and explain what that ordered pair means in the context of your real-world scenario.

Question

BEST ANSWER GETS MEDAL..

Part 1: Use complete sentences to describe a real-world scenario that could be represented by the inequality 5x + 2y greater than or equal to 45.
Part 2: Choose one ordered pair that is a solution to the given inequality and explain what that ordered pair means in the context of your real-world scenario.

skullpatrol · Answer

Any ideas?

anonymous · Answer

i'm not entirely sure.

skullpatrol · Answer

What sort of "real-world scenarios" have you considered?

anonymous · Answer

well, job type.. maybe working, and earning money?

skullpatrol · Answer

Sounds good so far...

anonymous · Answer

ok, so how would i solve this?  know how to apply the answer to the scenario

skullpatrol · Answer

That is what the question is asking YOU to do:
describe a real-world scenario that could be represented by the inequality
 5x + 2y > or = 45.

anonymous · Answer

so would i use interepts method to solve this?

skullpatrol · Answer

No, you have to first come up with a situation 
that is described by the inequality...

anonymous · Answer

well im not sure

skullpatrol · Answer

You said "well, job type.. maybe working, and earning money" can you build on that?

skullpatrol · Answer

Say $5/hr and $2/hr

anonymous · Answer

ok

skullpatrol · Answer

Let x = the number of hours worked at one type of job.

Then y = the number of hours worked at a second type of job.

anonymous · Answer

ok..

skullpatrol · Answer

Can you write an expression for the sum of the money earned working at both jobs?

skullpatrol · Answer

Recall:
 Income = hours worked * wage per hour

skullpatrol · Answer

Therefore, Total income = income from job x + income from job y

anonymous · Answer

im not understanding this at all.

skullpatrol · Answer

Do you understand
 Income = hours worked * wage per hour

skullpatrol · Answer

Income for a $5/hr job would be 5x where x is the number of hours worked.

anonymous · Answer

ok i get that

skullpatrol · Answer

Income for a $2/hr job would be 2y where y is the number of hours worked.

anonymous · Answer

ok,i got that now

skullpatrol · Answer

Total income = income from job x + income from job y

anonymous · Answer

ok, i got it. and just plug in the numbers?

skullpatrol · Answer

Part 1: Use complete sentences to describe a real-world scenario that could be represented by  $$\Huge 5x + 2y$$

anonymous · Answer

ok...