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REDESIGNED SAT
MATH
WEEK 3

Third Edition
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IN CLASS PRACTICE: Systems of Linear 5. 0.6 = 1.5(𝑎 + 𝑐(𝑏 + 0.8))
Equations −0.2 = −2.5  (𝑏 − 0.4(1.2 − 1.5𝑎))

! ( Consider the system of equations above,

1.   +  𝑘𝑞 = where c is a constant. For which value of c are
" "
) ,
𝑞 =   𝑝 − there no (a,b) solutions?
" "

Consider the system of equations above, A 0

where k is a constant. For which value of k is B 5/17
there no (p,q) solutions? C 5/3
D None of the above
A -2
B 0 6. 𝑎(𝑝 − 𝑞)   = 1
C 2 𝑝 = 2𝑞 − 1
D None of the above
Consider the system of equations above,
2. −11𝑦 = 6(𝑧 + 1)   − 13𝑦 where a is a constant. For which value of a is
4𝑦 − 24 = 𝑐(𝑧 − 1) (p,q) = (1,1) a solution?

For what value of c does the above system of A 0

linear equations in the variables y and z have B 1
infinitely many solutions? C 2
D None of the above

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7. 𝑎(𝑦 −   )   +     =  0
) ,
3𝑦 − 𝑥 − 1 = 0
8 ) 8
3. 2 𝑥 −   −    (𝑦 −   ) = 0
) , !
8 : 8 Consider the system of equations above,
3(𝑦 −   )   +   (𝑥 −   ) = 0
, ) ! where a is a constant. For which value of a are
there infinitely many (x,y) solutions?
Consider the system of equations above.
If (x,y) is the solution to the system, then what A -3/2
is the value of the sum of x and y? B 5/6
C 3
A 5/6 D None of the above
B 25/36
C 2/3 8. 𝑎𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1
D None of the above 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 2

4. −5.1𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 1.2 Consider the system of equations above,

3.2𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 𝑏 where a is a constant. For what value of a are
there no(x,y) solutions?
Which of the following choices of b will result
in a system of linear equations with exactly
one solution?

A b can be any number

B b can be any number except 1.2
C b can be any number except -1.2
D b = 1.2

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IN CLASS PRACTICE: Systems of Linear 4. The length of a rectangular swimming
Equations Word Problems pool is twice the width. If the perimeter
is 120 feet, then what is the width in feet?
1. Jerry has a large car which
holds 22 gallons of fuel and gets 20 miles per
gallon. Kate has a smaller car which
holds 16.5 gallons of fuel and gets 30 miles
per gallon. If both cars have a full tank of fuel 5. For a high school dinner function for
now and drive the same distance, in how many teachers and students, the math department
miles will the remaining fuel in each tank be bought 6 cases of juice
the same? and 1 case of bottled water for a total of $135.
The science department bought 4 cases of juice
A 320 and 2 cases of bottled water for a total of
B 325 $110. How much did a case of juice cost?
C 330
D 335 A $12.50
B $15.00
2. Paulo's economics course requires two C $20.00
papers – one long and one short− throughout D $25.00
the semester. The number of pages, l, in the
long paper is one more than two times the 6. Ruby can assemble 2 gift baskets
number of pages, s, in the short paper. If the in 7 minutes. Emma can assemble 4 gift
total number of pages for both papers is 40, baskets in 15 minutes. Ruby begins assembling
how many pages must be in the long paper? gift baskets at 1:00p.m. and Emma joins her
at 1:15p.m. If both girls work straight through
at the above rates, at what time will the girls
finish the 54th basket?

3. A charity is planning a raffle to raise A 2:30pm

money. There are 125 regular tickets B 2:42pm
and 50 premium tickets. The cost of a C 2:45pm
premium ticket is 25% more than a regular D 3:00pm
ticket plus an additional $1.50. The raffle
organizers expect to sell all of the tickets, and 7. A local grocer wants to mix candied
they want to collect $1,950 from the ticket pecans, priced at $14.00/pound (lb), and
sales. Which of the following systems of candied cashews, priced at $10.00/lb. How
equations can be used to determine the many pounds of candied cashews must he mix
price, p, of each premium ticket and the with 8lbs of candied pecans to make a mixture
price, r, of each regular ticket? that costs $12.50/lb? (Round the answer to the
nearest tenth of a pound.)
A 50𝑝 + 125𝑟 = 1950
𝑝 − 1.25𝑟 = 1.50
B 50𝑝 + 125𝑟 = 1950
𝑝 − 1.50𝑟 = 1.25
C 125𝑝 + 50𝑟 = 1950
𝑝 − 1.25𝑟 = 1.50
D 125𝑝 + 50𝑟 = 1950
𝑝 − 1.50𝑟 = 1.25

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IN CLASS PRACTICE: System of Linear 3. Derin is travelling abroad with a $25
Inequalities Word Problems calling card, which was a gift from her
grandmother. The rate to call Japan, where
1. A tennis club is organizing group her boyfriend is living, is $0.19 per minute.
lessons. The club supplies 40 new balls for Her family is in Turkey, where the calling rate
each player which cost $1 each. Each player is $0.12 per minute. Derin promised her
pays $300 for the lessons. The club must pay grandmother she would spend at least 30 of
each instructor $1,000 for conducting the her minutes on keeping in touch with family.
lessons, and there must be at least 1 instructor Which of the following systems of inequalities
for every 6 players. Which amount of players represents the relationship between J, the
and instructors meets these requirements and number of minutes Derin could call Japan,
still gives the club a net profit? and T, the number of minutes Derin could call
Turkey?
A 6 players and 2 instructors
B 10 players and 3 instructors A 𝑇 ≤ 208 − 1.6𝐽
C 13 players and 2 instructors 𝑇 + 𝐽 ≥ 30
D 16 players and 3 instructors B 𝑇 ≤ 25 − 0.19𝐽
𝑇 + 𝐽 ≥ 30
2. A bottle weighs 50 grams and holds up C 𝑇 ≤ 208 − 1.6𝐽
to 2 liters of liquid. A chemist is filling the 𝑇 ≥ 30
bottle with x grams of liquid ethanol D 𝑇 ≤ 25 − 0.19𝐽
and y grams of liquid water. Ethanol has a 𝑇 ≥ 30
density of 789 grams per liter and water has a
density of 1,000 grams per liter. The chemist 4. Manoj runs a business at a baseball
wants the mass of the filled bottle to be less stadium. This month, with a budget
than 1,800 grams. Which of the following of $17,000, Manoj buys p pounds of peanuts
systems of inequalities best models the at $1.10 per pound and pays his
situation described above? salespeople $200 each. There are s salespeople
in total, and it is predicted that each can sell a
A 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 1750 maximum of 1,875 pounds of peanuts this
789𝑥 + 1000𝑦 ≤ 2 month. Manoj will not buy more peanuts than
B 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 1750 what he predicts his salespeople can sell.
𝑥 𝑦 Which of the following systems of inequalities
+ ≤2
789 1000 represents this situation?
C 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 1850
789𝑥 + 1000𝑦 ≤ 2 A $17,000 < $200𝑠 +
L
D 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 1850 $8.8M
𝑥 𝑦 1,875𝑠 ≤ 𝑝
+ ≤2 B $17,000 < $200𝑠 + $1.10𝑝
789 1000
𝑠 ≥ 1,875𝑝
L
C $17,000 ≥ $20𝑠 +
$8.8M
𝑠 ≤ 1,875𝑝
D $17,000 ≥ $200𝑠 + $1.10𝑝
1,875𝑠 ≥ 𝑝

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7. A memory chip is being designed to
hold a number of transistors and heat sinks.
The transistors hold memory while the heat
sinks cool the chip. There must be at least one
heat sink for every 2,000 transistors to prevent
overheating. Also, each transistor has an area
of 2.0×10−10 mm2 (square millimeters), each
heat sink has an area of 3.6×10−6 mm2, and
the total area of transistors and heat sinks
must be at most 2 mm2. What is the
approximate maximum number of transistors
that the chip can hold according to this
design?

A 2.78x102
B 5.56x105
C 1.0x109
D 1.0x1010

A used car dealer has 20 vehicles, all cars and 8. A business analyst is deciding the
trucks. He would like to paint and clear coat amount of time allotted to each employee for
as many of them as possible with the 260 liters meetings and training. He wants the sum of
of paint and 300 liters of clear coat that he meeting and training time to be no more
has. It takes 13.2 liters of paint and 9.5 liters than 16 hours per month. Also, there should
of clear coat for one car. It takes 1.5 times be at least one training hour for every two
those amounts for one truck. Given the meeting hours. Finally, there should be at
relevant equations graphed at left, which of least 2 meeting hours per month to discuss
the following could be the amount of cars and short-term goals. What is the difference
trucks that received paint and clear coat? between the maximum and minimum number
of monthly training hours that could be
A 10 cars and 6 trucks allotted to an employee?
B 6 cars and 10 trucks
C 14 cars and 11 trucks A 10 hours
D 11 cars and 14 trucks B 13 hours
C 14 hours
6. Some zoo monkeys are on a diet of fruit D 16 hours
and nuts. Fruit has about 13.3 grams (g) of
sugar per cup and 1.36 g of protein per cup.
Nuts have about 4.04 g of sugar per cup
and 15.56 g of protein per cup. Each monkey
must get between 70 g and 90 g of sugar per
day and at least 85 g of protein per day.
Which of the following daily diets fits the
monkeys' needs?

A 0 cups of fruit and 16 cups of nuts

B 4 cups of fruit and 8 cups of nuts
C 8 cups of fruit and 4 cups of nuts
D 16 cups of fruit and 0 cups of nuts

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HOMEWORK PRACTICE: System of Linear N ) ( 8 "
4. 𝑎(  –   𝑥   + 1)   =   y   − x   +  
, , ) , !
Equations " " "
𝑦  –  ( 𝑥   +   ) = 0
! ! ,
1. −0.2𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 7.2
5.6𝑥 − 0.8𝑦 = 4 Consider the system of equations above,
where a is a constant. For which value of a is
Consider the system of equations above. For (x,y) = (4,1) a solution?
what value of b will the system have exactly
)(
one solution (x,y) with x=2? Round the A −
,R
answer to the nearest tenth. 8
B −
,R
)(
C
S
D None of the above

2. −4𝑎 − 5𝑏 − 4 = −21 5. 44 𝑗 + 2𝑘 = 12
−2𝑏 + 5𝑎 − 11 = −2 22𝑘 = −11𝑗 + 16

Consider the system of equations above. What Consider the system of equations above. How
is the value of –2a–b? many solutions (j,k) does this system have?

A –5 A 0
8
B − B Exactly 1
)
8 C Exactly 2
C
) D Infinitely many
D 9
6. 1.5𝑎 − 4.5𝑏 = 3(𝑎 + 𝑏)
3. 2𝑥 − 1 = 𝑦 5.5𝑏 = 5(𝑏 − 𝑎) + 2.5𝑎
3𝑥 − 1 = 𝑦
Consider the system of equations above.
Consider the system of equations above. If (a,b) is the solution to the system, then what
Which of the following statements about this is the value of b−a?
system is true?

A There is only one (x,y) solution and y is

positive.
B There is only one (x,y) solution and y is 7. 5𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 6
negative. 10𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 𝑐
C There are infinitely many (x,y)
solutions. Which of the following choices of c will result
D There are no (x,y) solutions. in a system of linear equations with no
solutions?

A 𝑐   = 12
B c can be any number other than -12
C c can be any number other than 12
D c can be any number

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8. −𝑥 = −6𝑦 − 7
𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 𝑘

Consider the system of equations above.

Which of the following choices of k will result
in a system of equations with infinitely many
solutions?

A Any number
B Any number except 7
C 7
D –7

9. 4𝑥 − 6 − 2𝑦 = 4𝑦 + 8𝑥 + 2
2𝑥 + 3 = 11

Consider the system of equations above.

If (x,y) is the solution to the system, then what
is the value of x+y?

A –8
B 0
C 8
D There are no solutions to this system of
equations.

10. 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 0
, )
𝑦  –   𝑥   = 30
) (

Consider the system of equations above.

If (x,y) is the solution to the system, then what
@
is the value of ?
N

(
A −
)
)
B −
(
)
C
(
(
D
)

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HOMEWORK PRACTICE: System of Linear
Equations Word Problems A 5𝑐 + 8𝑎 = 1730
4𝑎 + 10 = 𝑐
1. A vegetable stand sells p pumpkins B 5𝑐 + 8𝑎 = 1730
for $5.00 each and s squashes for $3.00 each. 4𝑎 − 10 = 𝑐
On Monday, the stand sold 6 more squashes C 8c + 5a = 1730
than pumpkins and made a total of $98.00. 4𝑎 + 10 = 𝑐
Which system of equations can be used to D 8𝑐 + 5𝑎 = 1730
determine the number of pumpkins and 4𝑎 − 10 = 𝑐
squashes sold?
4. Today, the population of Canyon Falls
A 3𝑝 + 5𝑠 = 98 is 22,500 and the population of Swift Creek
𝑠 =𝑝+6 is 15,200. The population of Canyon Falls is
B 3𝑝 + 5𝑠 = 98 decreasing at the rate of 740 people each year
𝑝 =𝑠+6 while the population of Swift Creek is
C 5𝑝 + 3𝑠 = 98 increasing at the rate of 1,500 people each
𝑠 =𝑝+6 year. Assuming these rates continue into the
D 5𝑝 + 3𝑠 = 98 future, in how many years from today will the
𝑝 =𝑠+6 population of Swift Creek equal twice the
population of Canyon Falls?
2. Mikayla is the communications director
for a politician and has recommended that a A 9 years
total of 41 speaking events are given by the B 10 years
politician before election day. Each speaking C 11 years
event is either a formal speech or an informal D 12 years
talk. Mikayla also recommends a total
of 9 more formal speeches than informal talks. 5. The owner of a health food store is
Which of the following systems of equations developing a new product that consists of
can be used to find out the number of formal peanuts and raisins. Raisins cost $2.50 per
speeches s versus the number of informal pound and peanuts cost $3.50 per pound. The
talks t? owner wants to create 20 pounds of the
product that cost $3.03 per pound. Which of
A 𝑡 =𝑠+9 the following systems of equations can be used
𝑠 + 𝑡 = 41 to determine the number of pounds of
B 𝑡 =𝑠+9 peanuts, p, and the number of pounds of
𝑠 = 𝑡 − 41 raisins, r, that should be combined?
C 𝑠 =𝑡+9
𝑠 + 𝑡 = 41 A 𝑝 − 𝑟 = 20
()."MLb,."Mc)
D 𝑠 =𝑡+9   =  3.03
,M
𝑠 = 𝑡 − 41 B 𝑝 + 𝑟 = 20
()."MLb,."Mc)
3. Tickets for a concert were $5 for each   =  3.03
,M
child and $8 for each adult. At one of the C 𝑝 − 𝑟 = 20
concerts, each adult brought 4 children with 3.50𝑝 + 2.50𝑟 = 3.03
them, and 10 children attended without an D 𝑝 + 𝑟 = 20
adult. The total ticket sales were $1,730. 3.50𝑝 + 2.50𝑟 = 3.03
Which of the following systems of equations
can be solved to determine the number of
children, c, and adults, a, who attended the
concert?

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6. In 1960, the population of Colombia 8. Molecular mass is defined to be the
was about 16 million and the population of sum of the masses of the individual atoms that
Argentina was about 20.6 million. make up a molecule.
Between 1960 and 2010, the population of Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contains 2 atoms
Colombia increased by about 530,000 people of hydrogen and 2 atoms of oxygen and has a
per year, and the population of Argentina molecular mass of 34.01468 grams per
increased by about 340,000 people per year. f
mole ( ). Water (H2O) contains 2 atoms of
ghi
Let P represent the population, in millions,
hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen and has a
and t represent the number of years since f
molecular mass of 18.01528 . Which of the
1960. Which of the following system of ghi
equations can be used to find the year when following systems could be used to find the
f
both countries had approximately the same mass of one atom of hydrogen, x, in , and
ghi
population? f
the mass of one atom of oxygen, y, in ?
ghi

A 𝑃 = 16 + 0.34𝑡
A 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 34.01468
𝑃 = 20.6 + 0.53𝑡
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 18.01528
B 𝑃 = 16 + 0.53𝑡
B 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 34.01468
𝑃 = 20.6 + 0.34𝑡
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 18.01528
C 𝑃 = 16 + 530,000𝑡
C 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 18.01528
𝑃 = 20.6 + 340,000𝑡
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 34.01468
D 𝑃 = 16𝑡 + 340,000
D 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 18.01528
𝑃 = 20.6𝑡 + 530,000
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 34.01468
7. Anjali is looking to secure a part-time
9. Gabriella's morning exercise routine
job in sales. She currently has two offers. One
includes both jogging and power yoga. On
company offers her a weekly base pay of $800
average, she burns about 450 calories per hour
plus an 8% commission on all of her sales.
while doing power yoga and
Another company offers her a weekly base pay
about 660 calories per hour while jogging.
of $600 plus a 12% commission on all her
Gabriella wants to burn a total of 675 calories
sales except for the first $1,000 worth of
during her 75 minute workout this morning.
merchandise sold. Which of the following
Which of the following systems could be used
system of equations could be used to find the
to find the number of minutes that she should
total sales s, in dollars, that will make her
spend jogging, j, and the number of minutes
weekly earnings W, equal at each job,
that she should spend doing power yoga, p, in
assuming 𝑠 ≥ 1,000?
order to meet this goal?
A 𝑊 = 800 + 8𝑠
A 𝑝 + 𝑗 = 75
𝑊 = 600 + 12𝑠
7.5𝑝 + 11𝑗 = 675
B 𝑊 = 800 + 0.08𝑠
B 𝑝 + 𝑗 = 75
𝑊 = 600 + 0.12𝑠
11𝑝 + 7.5𝑗 = 675
C 𝑊 = 800 + 0.08𝑠
C 𝑝 + 𝑗 = 75
𝑊 = 600 + 0.12(1,000 − 𝑠)
450𝑝 + 660𝑗 = 675
D 𝑊 = 800 + 0.08𝑠
D 𝑝 + 𝑗 = 75
𝑊 = 600 + 0.12(𝑠 − 1,000)
660𝑝 + 450𝑗 = 675

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10. A television network must
air 16 minutes of commercials during a 1 hour
show. All commercials aired on this network
are either 30 seconds or 45 seconds. The
network would like to run
exactly 24 commercials during a
certain 1 hour program. Which of the
following systems could be used to determine
the number of 30-second commercials, x, and
the number of 45-second commercials, y, that
it should air during this program?

A 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 16
30𝑥 + 45𝑦 = 24
B 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 24
30𝑥 + 45𝑦 = 16
C 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 16
0.5𝑥 + 0.75𝑦 = 24
D 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 24
0.5𝑥 + 0.75𝑦 = 16

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HOMEWORK PRACTICE: System of Linear C
Inequalities Word Problems

1. A company sells candy in jars that each

have a volume of 3 cups. Each jar is filled
above a certain line, guaranteeing that it has
:
more than   cups of candy. Which of the
)
following graphs shows the possible volumes
of candy, c, in cups, a customer may have,
given that they bought j jars of candy? D

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2. In a baseball game, a player must 3. Prachi needs between 240 and 260 total
touch 4 bases to get a run. However, some feet of fence panels. The home improvement
players get "out" before reaching the 4th base, store has 24 short (6-foot) fence panels
in which case the bases don't contribute and 28 long (8-foot) fence panels in stock.
towards a run. Let b be the total number of Which of the following combinations of fence
bases a player touches in one game and r be panels could she buy?
the total number of runs he gets from those
bases. Which of the following graphs shows A 6 short fence panels and 26 long fence
the possible number of bases a player touches, panels
given the number of runs he gets? B 8 short fence panels and 23 long fence
panels
A C 27 short fence panels and 12 long fence
panels
D 30 short fence panels and 10 long fence
panels

4. Li Qiang is listening to a symphony

that has 2 movements. The first movement
has 3 beats per measure and the second
movement has 4 beats per measure. The
B symphony has 446 measures. In an attempt to
count the beats, Li Qiang counts at least x of
the beats in the first movement and
exactly b beats in the second movement.
Let x be the number of beats in the first
movement and b be the number of beats in the
second movement. Which of the following
inequalities must be true?

@ \
A + ≤ 446
) (
C @ \
B + ≥ 446
) (
C 3𝑥 + 4𝑏 ≤ 446
D 3𝑥 + 4𝑏 ≥ 446

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5. Priyanka's car gets a maximum 6. Julia mows lawns in the summer
of 35 miles per gallon. According to a for $15 per lawn. It costs Julia between $2
particular convention, the “wear” on a vehicle and $4 to mow 1 lawn. If l represents the
8"
is at least times the total number of miles number of lawns Julia mows, which graph
(
correctly shades the possible values of Julia's
driven plus the total number of gallons used.
net earnings, d, in dollars?
For Priyanka's car, let m be the total number
of miles driven, let g be the total number of
A
gallons used, and let w be the “wear”. Which
of the following systems of inequalities
correctly represents these relationships?

8"
A 𝑤−𝑔 ≥
(g
𝑚 ≤ 35𝑔
8"
B 𝑤−𝑔 <
(g
𝑚 ≥ 35𝑔
8"
C 𝑤−𝑔 ≥
(g
35𝑚 ≤ 𝑔 B
8"
D 𝑤−𝑔 <
(g
35𝑚 ≥ 𝑔

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7. 8. Cecília has 2 jobs. The first job
pays $8.20 per hour and the second job
pays $14.60 per hour. Each week, Cecília can
work no more than 40 hours, but she needs to
make at least $440. In one week, Cecília
works a hours at the first job and b hours at
the second job. Which graph represents the
number of hours that Cecília can work at each
of her two jobs to satisfy these conditions?

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The florist needs at least gallons of nutrient- B
)
rich water for each bushel of flowers he buys.
With $120 to spend this week, the florist
purchases f bushels of flowers at $1.19 per
bushel and w gallons of nutrient-rich water
at $0.50 per gallon. The equations related to
these two constraints are graphed above. How
many bushels of flowers and gallons of
nutrient-rich water could he buy?

A 120 bushels of flowers and 20 gallons C

of nutrient-rich water
B 100 bushels of flowers and 80 gallons
of nutrient-rich water
C 60 bushels of flowers and 40 gallons of
nutrient-rich water
D 80 bushels of flowers and 10 gallons of
nutrient-rich water

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9. 10. A barge must carry steel pieces for a
construction project such that the total weight
of the steel pieces is under 1,500,000
kilograms (kg). Each steel piece is either a
beam, which weighs 363 kg, or a connector
plate, which weighs 6 kg. There must be at
least 2 connector plates for each beam. If b is
the number of beams and c is the number of
connector plates, which of the following
systems of inequalities must be true?

A 363𝑏 + 6𝑐 < 1,500,000

𝑏 ≤ 2𝑐
B 363𝑏 + 6𝑐 < 1,500,000
2𝑏 ≤ 𝑐
C 363𝑏 + 6𝑐 ≥ 1,500,000
𝑏 ≥ 2𝑐
D 363𝑏 + 6𝑐 ≥ 1,500,000
2𝑏 ≥ 𝑐
A landscaping company sells bags that hold up
to 2.25 cubic feet (ft3) of mulch. The company
guarantees that there is at least 2ft3 of mulch
inside each bag. The graph above shows two
equations related to this problem, where b is
the number of bags of mulch and v is the cubic
feet of mulch. Which of the following
purchases could have come from this
company?

A 12 bags of mulch containing 45 ft3 of

mulch
B 14 bags of mulch containing 40 ft3 of
mulch
C 16 bags of mulch containing 35 ft3 of
mulch
D 18 bags of mulch containing 30 ft3 of
mulch

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