Answer:
Given equation:
[tex]3c+2p=600[/tex]
where:
- c = number of calendars
- p = number of posters
Part (a)
If the company donating the calendars and posters said they would provide a total of 250 items then:
[tex]c+p=250[/tex]
Part (b)
To graph:
- Rewrite both equations to make p the subject
- Find the c-intercept
- Find the p-intercept
- Connect the two points with a straight line
[tex]3c+2p=600 \implies p=300-\dfrac{3}{2}c[/tex]
[tex]\textsf{x-intercept}: \quad 300-\dfrac{3}{2}c=0 \implies c=200 \implies (200,0)[/tex]
[tex]\textsf{y-intercept}: \quad 300-\dfrac{3}{2}(0)=300 \implies (0,300)[/tex]
[tex]c+p=250 \implies p=250-c[/tex]
[tex]\textsf{x-intercept}: \quad 250-c=0 \implies c=250 \implies (250,0)[/tex]
[tex]\textsf{y-intercept}: \quad 250-0=250 \implies (0,250)[/tex]
Point of intersection (equate equations):
[tex]\begin{aligned}300-\dfrac{3}{2}c &=250-c\\50 & =\dfrac{1}{2}c\\ c & =100\end{aligned}[/tex]
[tex]p=250-100=150[/tex]
[tex]\implies \left(100,150}\right)[/tex]
The point of intersection tells us that they need to sell 100 calendars and 150 posters to reach their goal of raising $600. Therefore, the company needs to provide 100 calendars and 150 posters (or 250 items in the ratio of calendars to posters of 2 : 3).