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OpenStudy (dedi):

The sum of two numbers is no more than 28. Let x represent the first number, and let y represent the second number. Which inequality represents this situation? A) y

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

"The sum of two numbers" so what are we doing with these two numbers?

OpenStudy (dedi):

Uhm finding the two Variable linear Inequalities

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what does "sum" mean?

OpenStudy (dedi):

Adding

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yep

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

"The sum of two numbers" means x+y

OpenStudy (dedi):

mhmm

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the sum "is no more than 28" so the sum is less than 28 OR it is 28 itself, which means \[\Large x+y \le 28\]

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