Question

Will somebody please help me, been stuck on this same question for an hour now. :/

Answer 1

tell me

Answer 2

Tom has $10 that he wants to use to buy pens and pencils. However, he does not want to buy more pens than pencils. A pen costs $3, and a pencil costs $1. Which graph represents this scenario? (Here, x represents the number of pens and y the number of pencils.)

Answer 3

ninja , if he buys x pens and y pencils , using 10 dollars , i say , 10 =3x+y
okay ??

Answer 4

Yes. I am stuck on what happens after that. How do i graph it.

Answer 5

now note he does not want x>y ie more pens than pencils okay ???
ie he wants x<=y

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

see see , he may or maynot use his total 10 dollars so , 3x+y <=10

Answer 8

OKay, This making sense now, what to do next?

Answer 9

Is the first graph the answer, sir?

Answer 10

dont call me sir , i am ur friend , wait i wil check

Answer 11

Haha. Ok, friend

Answer 12

can u plot 3x+y <=10 for me in a paper ??

Answer 13

Sorry, i cannot, i m in library. Not having any paper. But i think the answer would be c now, not a

Answer 14

see what would be the slope of the line -3 right ??

Answer 15

OKay, thank you i have my answer.

Answer 16

hey i am sorry since all the lines are the same u dont have to draw the graph , just substitute a point from the region and see whether it is satisfying our initial condition