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Two-Variable Linear Inequalities Word Problems

This document provides examples of writing and graphing systems of linear inequalities to model real-world situations involving two variables. The examples include modeling phone call minutes within budgets, meeting daily nutritional requirements, earning money within limits from multiple jobs, and determining combinations of items that satisfy various constraints.

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Two-Variable Linear Inequalities Word Problems

This document provides examples of writing and graphing systems of linear inequalities to model real-world situations involving two variables. The examples include modeling phone call minutes within budgets, meeting daily nutritional requirements, earning money within limits from multiple jobs, and determining combinations of items that satisfy various constraints.

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Graphing Two-Variable Linear Inequalities

1) You have relatives living in both the United States and Mexico. You are given a prepaid
phone card worth $50. Calls within the continental United States cost $.16 per minute and
calls to Mexico cost $.44 per minute.

a. Write a linear inequality in two variables to represent the number of minutes you can use
for calls within the United States and for calls to Mexico.

b. Graph the inequality and discuss three possible solutions in the context of the real-life
situation.

2) By comparing the blood pressure in your ankle with the blood pressure in your arm, a
physician can determine whether your arteries are becoming clogged with plaque. If the
blood pressure in your ankle is less than 90% of the blood pressure in your arm, you may be
at risk for heart disease. Write and graph an inequality that relates the unacceptable blood
pressure in your ankle to the blood pressure in your arm.

3) Teenagers should consume at least 1200 milligrams of calcium per day. Suppose you get
calcium from two different sources, skim milk and cheddar cheese. One cup of skim milk
supplies 296 milligrams of calcium, and one slice of cheddar cheese supplies 338 milligrams
of calcium.

a. Write and graph an inequality that represents the amounts of skim milk and cheddar
cheese you need to consume to meet your daily requirement of calcium.

b. Determine how many cups of skim milk you should drink if you have eaten two slices of
cheddar cheese.

4) You receive a gift certificate for $25 to your local movie theater. Matinees are $4.50 each
and evening shows are $7.50 each.

a. Write and graph an inequality that represents the numbers of matinees and evening
shows you can attend.

b. Give three possible combinations of the numbers of matinees and evening shows you
can attend.
5) In one of its first five games of a season, a football team scored a school record of 63 points.
In all of the first five games, points came from touchdowns worth 7 points and field goals
worth 3 points.

a. Write and graph an inequality that represents the numbers of touchdowns and field
goals the team could have scored in any of the first five games.

b. Give five possible numbers of points scored, including the number of touchdowns and
the number of field goals, for the first five games.

6) You want to open your own truck rental company. You do some research and find that the
majority of truck rental companies in your area charge a flat fee of $29.99, plus $.29 for
every mile driven. You want to charge less so that you can advertise your lower rate and get
more business.

a. Write and graph an equation for the cost of renting a truck from other truck rental
companies.
b. Shade the region of the coordinate plane where the amount you will charge must fall.
c. To charge less than your competitors, will you offer a lower flat fee, a lower rate per
mile, or both? Explain your choice.
d. Write and graph an equation for the cost of renting a truck from your company in the
same coordinate plane used in part (a).
e. Why can’t you offer a lower rate per mile but a higher flat fee and still always charge
less?
Systems of Two-Variable Linear Inequalities

1) You can work a total of no more than 10 hours each week at your two jobs. Housecleaning pays
$5 per hour and your sales job pays $8 per hour. You need to earn at least $56 each week to pa
y your bills. Write a system of inequalities that shows the various numbers of hours you can w
ork at each job.

2) Katte is buying plants and soil for her garden. The soil cost $4 per bag, and the plants cost $10 e
ach. She wants to buy at least 5 plants. She cannot spend more than $100. Write and graph a
system of linear inequalities to model all possible solutions to the situation.

3) Kelly can work for her dad and make $6.00 per hour, or she can work for Jana's Mowing Service
and make $14.00 per hour. If she needs to make at least $84, and can only work 10 hours total.
She can work at most 5 hours for Jana's Mowing Service. Write and graph a system of equation
that represents all the possible solutions.

4) You are selling pizzas to raise money for a school field trip. Cheese pizza cost $8 and pepperoni
pizza cost $9. You need to sell at least two of each kind of pizza, and you want to sell at least $
180 worth of pizza.

a. Write and graph a system of linear inequalities that represent the information given
Above.

b. You sell 14 cheese pizzas and 10 pepperoni pizzas. Did you reach your sales goal?
Explain how you know.

5) The Junior-Senior Prom Committee must consist of 5 to 8 representatives from the junior and
senior classes. The committee must include at least 2 juniors and at least 2 seniors.

a. Write a system of inequalities to represent the situation.


b. Graph the system you wrote in part a.
c. Give two possible solutions for the number of juniors and seniors on the prom
committee.

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