SOLUTION: John is packing books into boxes. Each box can hold either 15 small books or 8 large books. Small and large books will not be packed in the same box. he needs to pack at least 35 b

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Question 1097822: John is packing books into boxes. Each box can hold either 15 small books or 8 large books. Small and large books will not be packed in the same box. he needs to pack at least 35 boxes and at least 350 books. Write a system of linear inequalities to represent the situation.


15s + 8l
15s + 8l >/350 s - l >/35

15s + 8l >/ 350 s + l >/35

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Answer by ikleyn(52855) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1)  S + L >= 35,

(2)  15*S + 8*L >= 350.

That is all.

That is what the condition says.

And it does not say anymore else.