Question

A zookeeper is monitoring the population of birds. The flock needs to have exactly three times more females than males to thrive, and the zoo only has room for a maximum of 20 male birds. Let x represent the number of male birds and y represent the number of female birds. Write the constraints to represent a thriving population of birds at the zoo.

Answer 1

Answer:Its D :) like the guy above said

Explanation:

Answer 2

The constraints are

`0 < x\leq 20` and
`0 < y\leq 60`

Explanation:

Let

x ----> represent the number of male birds

y ----> represent the number of female birds

we know that

The flock needs to have exactly three times more females than males to thrive

so

`y=3x` ----> equation A

The zoo only has room for a maximum of 20 male birds

so

`0 < x\leq 20` ----> inequality B

we know that

The maximum number of male birds is 20

For x=20

substitute in the equation A

`y=3(20)=60`

so

The maximum number of female birds is 60

so

`0 < y\leq 60` ----> inequality C

therefore

The constraints are

`0 < x\leq 20` and
`0 < y\leq 60`