Homework Help Forum: Mathematics

Posted by Stacia on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 1:48pm.

The owner of a shop wishes to buy x guitars and y violins.To satisfy thedemands of his customers, the number o fvoilins much be less than or equal to the number of guitars 1)Write an ineqality to represent tis info a)is it y is < or equal to x? The cost of one guitar is $150 and the cost of one violin is $300.He has $4500 to spend to purchase these instruments. 2)Write and inequality to rep this info. b)Is it 150X + 300Y is < or equal to 4500? To make a good bargin, the owner of the shop must buy at least 5 violins c)Is it y < or equal to 5? How do i express Total profit in terms of X and Y and how do i calculate maximum profit???

• Mathematics - Stacia, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 1:44pm

  The owner of a shop wishes to buy x guitars and y violins.To satisfy thedemands of his customers, the number o fvoilins much be less than or equal to the number of guitars 1)Write an ineqality to represent tis info a)is it y is < or equal to x? The cost of one guitar is $150 and the cost of one violin is $300.He has $4500 to spend to purchase these instruments. 2)Write and inequality to rep this info. b)Is it 150X + 300Y is < or equal to 4500? To make a good bargin, the owner of the shop must buy at least 5 violins c)Is it y < or equal to 5? How do i express Total profit in terms of X and Y and how do i calculate maximum profit???

  
  

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