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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +a+ = number of small books packed
Let +b+ = number of large books packed
Let +c+ = number of boxes used
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(1) +a+%2B+b++%3C=+350+
(2) +c+%3C=+35+
(3) +a%2F15+%2B+b%2F8+%3C=+c+
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