Give a real-world example when the solution of a system of inequalities must be in the first quadrant.

The conditions (restrictions) that must be had for the solution to a system of linear inequalities to lie entirely
in the first quadrant are: x > 0 and y > 0
Here is a real-world example of formulating and solving a system of linear inequalities, where the
solution necessarily lies in the I quadrant.

Kroeger sells its own brand of canned peas as well as several national brands. The store makes a profit of $0.28 per can
for its own peas and a profit of $0.19 for the national brands. The store has 6 sq ft of shelf space available for canned
peas, and each can of peas takes up 9 sq inches of that space. Point-of-sale records show that each week the store never
sells more than one half as many cans of its own brand as it does of the national brands. The store wants to know how
many cans of its own brand of peas and how many cans of the national brands to stock each week on the allocated shelf
space in order to maximize profit.

Let x cans of the company’s own brand and y cans of the national brands be stocked each week.
Maximize P = 0.28x + 0.19y
Subject to:
0.06246x + 0.06246y  6 [Storage space constraint]
x  y/2 or x – y/2  0 [Brand types sold constraint]
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 [Nonnegative constraints]

Solution:

Optimum solution: x = 32, y = 64

The company must stock 32 cans of its own brand and 64 cans of national brands. The maximum profit is
$21.13.