Unit 6 Lesson 4: Systems of Inequalities Word Problems

Remember our inequality symbol key words.

Example 1:
You have -
at most 8 hours to spend at the mall and the
beach. You want to spend- at least 2 hours at the mall. Write
e n

-
=

and graph a system that represents this situation. How

much time can you spend at each location?

Variables: Inequalities:
time at mall
x:_____________________ x +

y 8
time at beach
y:_____________________
(4 , 3) x = 2

-
4 urs at the .
mall

Practice 1: a 3 his at the beach

You have at most 8 hours to spend at the mall and the
beach. You want to spend at least 4 hours at the beach.
-

Write and graph (in desmos) a system that represents this

situation. How much time can you spend at each location?

Variables: Inequalities:

his at mall =
x:_____________________
X +

y 8
urs at beach
y:_____________________

4
c,

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 Example 2:
You have - at most $60 to spend on trophies and medals. 2. Suppose you have a job mowing lawns (m) that pays
Trophies cost $12 and medals cost $3. I want to purchase at - $12 per hour. You also have a job at a clothing store (c)
-
least 6 items. Write and graph (in desmos) the system of that pays $10 per hour. You need to earn at least $350
inequalities, then identify and interpret at least two per week, but you can work no more than 35 hours per
solutions. *

TYPe A * # stays together week.

Variables: Inequalities:

# of trophies
x:_____________________ x +

y = 4

# of medals
y:_____________________ 12x 37
+ =
40
12, 8)
#
You
Practice 2:
can buy 2 trophies
↳ 8 medals
You can work a total ofeno more than 10 hours each week at
your two jobs. House cleaning pays $5 per hour and your 3. Jonah is going to the store to buy candles. Small
sales job pays $8 per hour. You need to earn at least $56
- -
candles (s) cost $3.50 and large candles (L) cost $5.00.
each week to pay your bills. Write and graph (in desmos)
the system of inequalities, then identify and interpret at He needs to buy at least 20 candles, and he cannot
least two solutions. spend more than $80. Write a system to represent the
situation.
Variables: Inequalities:
his house cleaning
x:_____________________ X y
+

=
10
hrs Sales job
y:_____________________ 84 =54
.

5x +

18 , 2)
->
Ours cleaning houses 4
Try these: sales jOD
I his at

1. Fuel x costs $2 per gallon and fuel y costs $3 per

gallon. You have at most $18 to spend on fuel. Your
tank can hold 14 gallons at most. Write a system to
represent this situation.