document.write( "Question 92912: A home-based company produces both hand-knitted scarves and sweaters. The scarves take 2 hours of labor to produce, and the sweaters take 14 hours. The labor available is limited to 40 hours per week, and the total production capacity is 5 items per week. Write a system of inequalities representing this situation, where x is the number of scarves and y is the number of sweaters. Then graph the system of inequalities.\r
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document.write( "sorry but I am so lost on this one, thank you \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #67625 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! This problem came up a few days ago. I assume you are not the same person who submitted then. This is what I submitted then, hope it will help you. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "A home-based company produces both hand-knitted scarves and sweaters. The scarves take 2 hours of labor to produce, and the sweaters take 14 hours. The labor available is limited to 40 hours per week, and the total production capacity is 5 items per week. Write a system of inequalities representing this situation, where x is the number of scarves and y is the number of sweaters. Then graph the system of inequalities. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x = no. of scarves; y = no. of sweaters: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The labor inequality: \n" ); document.write( "2x + 14y =< 40 \n" ); document.write( "Arrange in the general (y=) form so we can graph it: \n" ); document.write( "14y =< 40 - 2x \n" ); document.write( "y =< (40/14) - (2/14)x \n" ); document.write( "y =< 20/7 - (1/7)x; green line \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The production inequality: \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 5 \n" ); document.write( "y = 5 - x; purple line \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Plot these two inequalities (I assume you know how to plot a graph, if not you \n" ); document.write( "can email me at ankor@dixie-net.com and I will add the procedure to do that.) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "your graph should look like this: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The area of feasibility would be at or below either line, whichever is lower \n" ); document.write( "It's assumed that x and y => 0 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |