SOLUTION: John is packing books into boxes. Each box can hold either 15 small books or 8 large books. He needs to pack at least 35 boxes and at least 350 books. Write a system of linear ineq
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Question 1019063: John is packing books into boxes. Each box can hold either 15 small books or 8 large books. He needs to pack at least 35 boxes and at least 350 books. Write a system of linear inequalities to represent the situation.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of small books packed
Let = number of large books packed
Let = number of boxes used
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(1)
(2)
(3)
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This is my best guess
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