Question

A group of cats and dogs are going to the vet. Each cat weighs an average of 16 pounds, and each dog weighs an average of 35 pounds. They are traveling in a van that can carry a maximum of 8 animals, whose total weight cannot exceed 225 pounds. Write a system of inequalities to represent this situation. Let C stand for the number of cats and let D stand for the number of dogs.

Answer 1

Explanation:

c = cats, d = dogs

c + d < = 8......thats less then or equal (because there can be no more then 8 animals in the van ...thats all it can carry

16c + 35d < = 225.....thats less then or equal (because each 16 lb cat and each 35 lb dog CANNOT have a total weight over 225...it would have to be less or equal to