Question

Vivek has a maximum of 49 seconds to chop tomatoes and zucchinis. It takes him 6 seconds to chop each tomato, and 4 seconds to chop each zucchini.

Write an inequality that represents the number of tomatoes (T) and zucchinis (Z) Vivek can chop within this time limit.

Answer 1

`6T+4Z\leq 49`

Explanation:

Let

T----> the number of tomatoes

Z---> the number of zucchinis

we know that

The inequality that represent this situation is

`6T+4Z\leq 49`

using a graphing tool

The solution is the triangular shaded area

see the attached figure