Modeling with Two-Variable Linear Inequalities Answers

A career-placement test eliminates a profession when a person receives a score of 18 or less. The score is equal to the formula 2x - 3y, where x is the number of positive responses and y is the number of negative responses. Which graph represents the range of test results that would be eliminated under this scenario (all points may not apply to the scenario)?

Dan bought x pounds of potatoes for $0.85 per pound and y pounds of grapes for $1.29 per pound. The total cost was less than $5. Which inequality represents his purchase?

Jamaal spent x minutes today practicing his guitar and y minutes today on homework. If the total time he spent on both is 45 minutes or more, which inequality best represents his practice time?

When planning for a party, one caterer recommends the amount of meat be 2 pounds fewer than the total number of guests. The customer decides they want at least that amount of meat. Which graph represents the overall equation represented by this scenario (all points may not apply to the scenario)?

Lola bought x pencils that cost $0.25 each and y erasers that cost $0.50. She spent less than $3. Which graph represents Lola’s purchase?

At lunch, Kira eats either a burrito containing 490 milligrams of sodium or a peanut butter sandwich containing 700 milligrams of sodium. Her doctor told her to reduce her sodium to no more than 4,000 milligrams per week. Which inequality represents x, the number of microwave burritos, and y, the number of peanut butter sandwiches, she can eat each week?

Last year, Jess saw x dramas and y comedies at the movie theater. If she went to the theater no more than 8 times, which inequality best represents the number of movies she saw?

On a final exam, each multiple-choice question is worth 4 points and each word problem is worth 8 points. Lorenzo needs at least 50 points on the final to earn a "B" in the class. Which inequality represents x, the number of correct multiple-choice questions, and y, the number of correct word problems, he needs to earn a "B"?

One company estimates same-day delivery as more than three less than half the total number of miles. Which graph represents the overall equation represented by this scenario (all points may not apply to the scenario)? Note that the graphs have miles for the independent variable on the x-axis, and the y-axis is a unit of time dependent on the number of miles.

It takes Dimitri 9 minutes to make a simple bracelet and 20 minutes to make a deluxe bracelet. He has been making bracelets for longer than 120 minutes. If x represents the number of simple bracelets that he has made and y represents the number of deluxe bracelets he has made, the inequality 9x + 20y > 120 represents the scenario.