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Inequalities Revision Lesson 1

This document provides an example of an inequality word problem involving a shopkeeper buying two types of dog food. It then asks the reader to: 1) Write three inequalities corresponding to the conditions that he buys at least 30 tins total, spends at most $15, and buys at least 1/3 of tins as Blaze. 2) Illustrate these inequalities on a graph. 3) Assuming he can sell all stock, find how many of each type he should buy to maximize profit and the profit amount. It also provides another example word problem involving a football team manager buying players within certain constraints to minimize wage costs.

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Inequalities Revision Lesson 1

This document provides an example of an inequality word problem involving a shopkeeper buying two types of dog food. It then asks the reader to: 1) Write three inequalities corresponding to the conditions that he buys at least 30 tins total, spends at most $15, and buys at least 1/3 of tins as Blaze. 2) Illustrate these inequalities on a graph. 3) Assuming he can sell all stock, find how many of each type he should buy to maximize profit and the profit amount. It also provides another example word problem involving a football team manager buying players within certain constraints to minimize wage costs.

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3rd Lesson

Inequalities revision

e.g.
A shopkeeper buys 2 types of dog food for his shop: Bruno at 40c a tin and Blaze at 60c a tin.
He has $15 available and decides to buy at least 30 tins altogether.
He also decided that at least one third of the tins should be Blaze.
He buys x tins of Bruno and y tins of Blaze.

Let’s think what could this question be asking? ______________________

a) Write down three inequalities which correspond to the above conditions

so firstly, he wants AT LEAST 30 tins:


thus, x+y must be equal to or greater than 30 (hence q2)

he has $15-he can spend only $15 OR LESS- therefore q1 is 40x +


60y EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 1500

1/3 IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN no. tins of y


2/3 IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN no. tins of x

y:x IS GREATER OR EQUAL TO 1:2 because the no. of y tins can


increase (& x decrease)

i.e.: 2y is greater than or equal to x


b) Illustrate these inequalities on a graph.

c) He makes a profit of 10c a tin on Bruno and a profit of 20c a tin on Blaze. Assuming he
can sell all his stock, find how many tins of each type he should buy to maximize his
profit and find that profit.
Class Practice

2. The manager of a football team has $100 to spend on buying new players. He can buy
defenders at $6 each or forwards at $8 each.
There must be at least 6 of each sort. To cover for injuries he must buy at least 13 players
altogether. Let x represent the number of defenders he buys and y the number of forwards.

a) In what ways can he buy players?


b) If the wages are $10 per week for each defender and $20 per week for each forward, what
is the combination of players which has the lowest wage bill?
HOMEWORK Questions (due 20th April, 2010)
1. <Easy>

2 and 3.

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