Inequalities Final Write Up

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Problem Statement:

One day, Zoey decided she had a sudden urge to learn how to cook for a
bake sale. She read a recipe on two different types of doughnuts: Plain and
Chocolate frosted. On the page it told her the Plain costs $2.60 to make for one
dozen, while the Chocolate Frosted costs $4.70.

Main Objective:

How can Zoey maximize the amount of doughnuts she can produce to
maximize profit?

Constraints:

● There is only 24 hours to make everything

● She has 50 dollars for a budget
● The Plain Donuts takes 1 hour to make
● The Chocolate Donuts takes 2 hour to make
● She only has room for 120 donuts (10 Dozens)
● The amount of Flour she has is 60 Cups
(It takes 2 for Plain and 3 for Chocolate)
● The amount of Yogurt she has is 20 cups
(It takes ½ cup for Plain and 1 cup for Chocolate)

Price:
Zoey decides she wants a markup of 300% for each dozen sold
Sell price to buy Plain doughnut: $7.80
Sell price to buy Chocolate doughnut: $14
 What is Inequality?

A brief definition of an Inequality is an equation that represents two

unequal values (Usually defined as X and Y) to find the point that intersects where
both values are satisfied.

In this case we will use the variables P for Plain and C for Chocolate.

Later on when we plug these into a calculator P will be substituted for the value X
and C which represent Y so the calculator works.

Solution
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Step 1: Organize all Information

Constrain Plain Chocolate Total

Time 1 hour 2 hours 24 hours

Storage 12 per dozen 12 per dozen 120

Budget $2.60 $4.70 $50

Flour 2 cups 3 cups 60 cups

Yogurt ½ cup 1 cup 20 cups

 Step 2: Plug into Inequalities

Time: 1p + 2c is less than or equal to 24

Storage: 12p + 12c is less than or equal to 120
Budget: 2.6p + 4.7c is less than or equal to 50
Flour: 2p + 3c is less than or equal to 60
Yogurt: ½p + 1c is less than or equal to 20

We say less than or equal to because we cannot exceed the limit but we can
use all of it or less than all of it since we were given a specific amount.

We also keep the values p and c for all the equations instead of replacing
them with other values since these constraints are specific to the main product to
know we are talking about p or c.

Step 3: Calculating Profit

Profit: The amount of money we make minus the cost it took to make

Revenue: The amount the buyer buys for our product

We know we sell Plain Doughnuts for $7.80 a dozen, but we know it takes
$2.60 to make.

And we know we sell Chocolate Doughnuts for $14 a dozen, but we know it
takes $4.7 to make

$7.80 - $2.60 = $5.20 profit

$14 - $4.70 = $9.30 profit

 Step 4: Finding the best solution using the feasible region

Feasible Region: an area of a graph where all inequalities are satisfied

(Part where all shaded regions overlap)

(This is where we change P for x and C for y)

https://www.desmos.com/calculator

Step 5: Finding the best solution

From the coordinates on the line of the feasible region i’ve found potentially 3
solutions that can be used to find max profit

Plain Chocolate Equation Total

10 Dozens 0 Dozens 5.2(10) + 9.3(0) $52

0 Dozens 10 Dozens 5.2(0) + 9.3(10) $93

5 Dozens 5 Dozens 5.2(5) + 9.3(5) $72.5

 In solution:
In this case, the best solution is to bake 10 dozens of chocolate donuts to maximize
profit

Project Reflection:

In what ways has the cookies project helped you gain perspective on doing real world
mathematics?

In real world mathematics, i’ve nurtured my ability to understand why we

learn math problems. For example, last year when I first learned this unit it was
just information supplied to me with no real meaning with notes and a test. Whats
changed this year is we applied it to a realistic situation i’ve retained it and opened
my mind as to why we are educated on this information; which maks me wonder
what other equations have to do with the world outside education? And how is it
useful to our modern day world? I’ve never had these thoughts because I was
never prone to them, I now know mathematics are commonly used for all reasons
around the world, weter your buying somthing, setting a price, or even distance.
I’ve opened my perspective everywhere

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