Question

please help I'm confused A piece of paper measures 8.6 inches by 11 inches. Mrs. Wickowitz wants to hang paper on a bulletin board that has a height of 34 inches and an area of 1728 square inches. Which inequality best represents the possible whole numbers of papers, p, that Mrs. Wickowitz could hang?

Answer 1

The length of the bulletin board can be determined as,

$\begin{gathered} l=\frac{1728in^2}{34in} \\ l=50.82in \end{gathered}$

The total length of the p number of papers should be less than or equal to the length of the card board,

$11p\leq50.82$

The total height of the p number of papers should be less than or equal to the the height of the card board,

$8.6p\leq34$

Thus, the above two inequalities is the required solution.