I'LL fan and medal JUST SOMEONE PLZZZ HELP A company dyes two sizes of rugs. A small rug requires 8 hours for dyeing and a medium-size rug requires 12 hours for dyeing. The dyers have to make at least 22 rugs, and they must do it in less than 240 hours. Let x equal small rugs and y equal medium rugs. Which of the following inequalities can be paired with x + y ≥ 22 to create a system that represents this situation? 8x + 12y 240 12x + 8y 240 8x + 12y

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I'LL fan and medal JUST SOMEONE PLZZZ HELP A company dyes two sizes of rugs. A small rug requires 8 hours for dyeing and a medium-size rug requires 12 hours for dyeing. The dyers have to make at least 22 rugs, and they must do it in less than 240 hours. Let x equal small rugs and y equal medium rugs. Which of the following inequalities can be paired with x + y ≥ 22 to create a system that represents this situation? 8x + 12y > 240 12x + 8y > 240 8x + 12y < 240 12x + 8y < 240

jjamz87 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

thank you so much ! @jjamz87  can you show your work to make sure like i really want to understand it as well

jjamz87 · Answer

It's very simple. It takes 8 hours for Small rugs which is represented by x, it takes 12 hours for medium rugs which is represented by y. You can't take more than  240 hours, So that is your maximum. So you end up with  8x+12y<240 Does that help you understand?

anonymous · Answer

Yess very!!  i see what you mean when you said its simple i just over thought of it  thanks so much for your help !! do you mind helping with one  more ?? ill close this and post in another one if you can . @jjamz87