SOLUTION: Please help me with this word problem: Your class has rented buses for a field trip. Each bus seats 44 passengers. The rental company's policy states that you must have at least 3

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Question 578344: Please help me with this word problem: Your class has rented buses for a field trip. Each bus seats 44 passengers. The rental company's policy states that you must have at least 3 adult chaperones on each bus. Let x represent the number of students on each bus. let y represent the number of adult chaperones on each bus. Write a system of linear inequalities that shows the various numbers of students and chaperones that could be on each bus.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+x+%2B+y+=+44+
(1) +y+%3E=+3+
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+y+=+44-+x+
+44+-+x+%3E=+3+
+-x+%3E=+-44+%2B+3+
+-x+%3E=+-41+
(2) +x+%3C=+41+