The owner of a new restaurant is designing its floor plan. His goal is to have a seating capacity of at least 449 customers. The small tables can seat 3 customers, while the large tables can seat 8 customers.
Write the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of small tables
y = the number of large tables
The inequality that describes this situation in standard form is:
3x + 8y ≥ 449