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Systems of Equations and Inequalities — Test Answers

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The constraints of a problem are graphed. What are the vertices of the feasible region?

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open paren 0 comma 0 close paren , open paren 0 comma 40 close paren , open paren 25 comma 20 close paren , open paren 15 comma 0 close paren
B
open paren 0 comma 40 close paren , open paren 25 comma 20 close paren , open paren 15 comma 0 close paren
C
open paren 0 comma 0 close paren , open paren 0 comma 15 close paren , open paren 20 comma 25 close paren , open paren 40 comma 0 close paren
D
open paren 0 comma 15 close paren , open paren 20 comma 25 close paren , open paren 40 comma 0 close paren
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Joey is buying plants for his garden. He wants to have at least twice as many flowering plants as nonflowering plants and a minimum of 36 plants in his garden. Flowering plants sell for 8 dollars , and nonflowering plants sell for 5 dollars Joey wants to purchase a combination of plants that minimizes cost. Let x represent the number of flowering plants and y represent the number of nonflowering plants. What are the vertices of the feasible region for this problem?

A
open paren 0 comma 36 close paren , open paren 24 comma 12 close paren , open paren 36 comma 0 close paren
B
open paren 0 comma 0 close paren , open paren 0 comma 36 close paren , open paren 24 comma 12 close paren
C
open paren 0 comma 36 close paren , open paren 24 comma 12 close paren
D
open paren 24 comma 12 close paren , open paren 36 comma 0 close paren
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The constraints of a problem are listed. What are the vertices of the feasible region? x plus 3 y is less than or equal to 6 4 x plus 6 y is greater than or equal to 9 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0

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open paren 0 comma 0 close paren , open paren 0 comma 3 halves close paren , open paren 9 fourths comma 0 close paren
B
open paren 0 comma 0 close paren , open paren 0 comma 2 close paren , open paren 6 comma 0 close paren
C
open paren 0 comma 3 halves close paren , open paren 0 comma 2 close paren , open paren 6 comma 0 close paren , open paren 9 fourths comma 0 close paren
D
open paren negative 3 halves comma 5 halves close paren , open paren 9 fourths comma 0 close paren , open paren 6 comma 0 close paren
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A catering business offers two sizes of baked ziti. Its small ziti dish uses 1 cup of sauce and 1 and 3 fourths cups of cheese. Its large ziti dish uses 2 cups of sauce and 3 cups of cheese. The business has 100 cups of sauce and 400 cups of cheese on hand. It makes 6 dollars profit on their small dishes and 5 dollars profit on their large dishes. It wants to maximize the profit from selling the two sizes of ziti. Let x represent the number of small dishes and y represent the number of large dishes. What are the constraints for the problem?

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x plus 7 fourths y is less than or equal to 6 2 x plus 3 y is less than or equal to 5 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
B
x plus 2 y is less than or equal to 100 7 fourths x plus 3 y is less than or equal to 400 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
C
x plus 7 fourths y is less than or equal to 100 2 x plus 3 y is less than or equal to 400 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
D
x plus 7 fourths y is greater than or equal to 6 2 x plus 3 y is greater than or equal to 5 x is less than or equal to 100 x is less than or equal to 400
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Lee washes the outsides of houses. It takes him 40 minutes to power wash a one-story home, and he uses 180 gallons of water. Power washing a two-story home takes 90 minutes and uses 300 gallons of water. Lee works no more than 40 hours each week, and he uses a maximum of 5 comma 000 gallons of water per week. He charges 90 dollars to wash a one-story home and 150 dollars to wash a two-story home. Lee wants to maximize his weekly washing income washing houses. Let x represent the number of one-story houses and y represent the number of two-story houses. What are the constraints for the problem?

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40 x plus 90 y is less than or equal to 40 180 x plus 300 y is less than or equal to 5 comma 000 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
B
2 thirds x plus 3 halves y is less than or equal to 40 180 x plus 300 y is less than or equal to 5 comma 000 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
C
2 thirds x plus 180 y is less than or equal to 90 3 halves x plus 300 y is less than or equal to 150 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
D
2 thirds x plus 180 y is less than or equal to 90 3 halves x plus 300 y is less than or equal to 150 x is less than or equal to 40 y is less than or equal to 5 comma 000
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The sum of two numbers is 12 The first number, x , is twice the second number, y Which system of equations could be used to find the two numbers?

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x plus y is equal to 12; x is equal to 2 y
B
x y is equal to 12; x is equal to 2 plus y
C
x y is equal to 12; x is equal to 2 y
D
x plus y is equal to 12;x is equal to 2 plus y
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A chicken farm orders bags of feed from two stores. Store cap x charges 20 dollars per bag, and store cap y charges 15 dollars per bag. The farm must obtain at least 60 bags per week to care for the chickens properly. Store cap y can provide a maximum of 40 bags per week, and the farm has committed to buy at least as many bags from store cap x as from store cap y The chicken farm wants to minimize the cost of ordering feed. Let x represent the number of bags of feed from store cap x and y represent the number of bags of feed from store cap y What are the constraints for the problem?

A
20 x plus 15 y is greater than or equal to 60 x is greater than or equal to y y is less than or equal to 40 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
B
x plus y is greater than or equal to 60 x is greater than or equal to y y is less than or equal to 40 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
C
x plus y is less than or equal to 60 x is greater than or equal to y y is less than or equal to 40 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
D
x plus y is greater than or equal to 60 y is greater than or equal to x y is less than or equal to 40 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
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A deli is offering two specials. The roast beef special gives a profit of 2 point 3 0 dollars per sandwich, and the turkey special gives a profit of 3 point 1 0 dollars per sandwich. The roast beef special uses two slices of bread and three slices of cheese. The turkey special uses two slices of bread and four slices of cheese. The deli has 120 slices of bread and 160 slices of cheese available for the specials. The deli wants to maximize its profit selling specials. Let x represent the number of roast beef specials and y represent the number of turkey specials. What are the constraints for the problem?

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2 x plus 2 y is less than or equal to 120 3 x plus 4 y is less than or equal to 160 2 point 3 x is greater than or equal to 3 point 1 y
B
2 point 3 x plus 3 point 1 y is greater than or equal to 0 x is less than or equal to 120 y is less than or equal to 160
C
2 x plus 2 y is less than or equal to 120 3 x plus 4 y is less than or equal to 160 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
D
2 x plus 3 y is less than or equal to 120 2 x plus 4 y is less than or equal to 160 x is greater than or equal to 0 y is greater than or equal to 0
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Which describes the ingredients Brad uses to make one batch of snack mix?

A
4 point 5 cups of cereal and 1 point 5 cups of mixed nuts
B
3 cups of cereal and 9 cups of mixed nuts
C
2 cups of cereal and 4 cups of mixed nuts
D
7 point 5 cups of cereal and 4 point 5 cups of mixed nuts
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What is the solution to the system of equations represented by the graph?

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1 point 5 comma 0
B
1 comma 1
C
0 comma negative 3
D
2 point 5 comma negative 2
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What is the meaning of the point 25 comma 20 ?

A
The corral has dimensions of 25 feet long and 20 feet wide.
B
The corral uses 20 times 25 is equal to 500 feet of fencing.
C
The corral uses 20 plus 25 is equal to 45 feet of fencing.
D
The corral has dimensions of 20 feet long and 25 feet wide.
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Erik's elevation is represented by the equation h is equal to 12 minus 0 point 75 t , and Raj's elevation is represented by h is equal to 0 point 7 5 t What does the point of intersection on the graph represent?

A
Erik and Raj were at the same elevation after Erik had been riding the escalator for 6 seconds and Raj had been on the escalator for 8 seconds.
B
Erik and Raj were at the same elevation after both of them had been riding the escalator for 8 seconds.
C
Erik and Raj were at the same elevation after Erik had been riding the escalator for 8 seconds and Raj had been on the escalator for 6 seconds.
D
Erik and Raj were at the same elevation after both of them had been riding the escalator for 6 seconds.

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