The correct answers are:
x ≤ 3 and y < 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can isolate the variable y in the first inequality by subtracting x from each side:
x+y < 8
x+y-x < 8-x
y < 8-x
Now we can substitute this into the second inequality:
3x ≤ y + 6
3x ≤ 8-x+6
Combining like terms on the right, we have
3x ≤ 14-x
We will add x to each side so that we only have a variable on one side of the inequality:
3x+x ≤ 14-x+x
4x ≤ 14
Divide both sides by 4:
4x/4 ≤ 14/4
x ≤ 3.5
Now we substitute this into the first inequality:
3.5+y<8
Subtract 3.5 from each side:
3.5+y-3.5 < 8-3.5
y < 4.5
Our solutions are x ≤ 3.5 and y < 4.5. However, we are asked to find the whole number solutions; this involves some rounding. While 3.5 would round up to 4, it will not work in our inequality, since x is to be less than or equal to 3.5 and 4 is neither less than nor equal to this number. Thus we say that x is less than or equal to 3.
4.5 would round up to 5; however, it will not work either, since y is to be less than 4.5 and 5 is not less than 4.5. Thus we say that x is less than 4.