Question

In a beanbag toss game, Janelle scores 5 points for landing on a round target and 8 points for landing on a square target. She needs more than 50 points to win. Let x represent the number of times Janelle lands on the round target and let y represent the number of times she lands on the square target. Which inequality represents the situation?

Answer 1

5x + 8y > 50 <== ur inequality

Answer 2

`5x+8y>50`

Explanation:

• 5 points for landing on ROUND TARGET and
  `x` number of times Janelle lands on ROUND TARGET. So total point gained is
  `5x`
• 8 points for landing on SQUARE TARGET and
  `y` number of times Janelle lands on SQUARE TARGET. So total point gained is
  `8y`

Total point of Janelle is sum of the two. Which is:

`5x+8y`

The total has to be more than 50, which translates to:

`5x+8y>50`

This inequality is representing the situation of Janelle.