Answer:
0 < x ≤ 12 and 0 < y ≤ 36
Step-by-step explanation:
Here, x represents the number of female gazelles and y represents the number of male gazelles.
The zoo only has room for 12 female gazelles.
∵ The number of rooms must be more than or equal to the total female gazelles ,
12 ≥ x
Also, number of animals can not be negative,
And, it must be greater than 0.
⇒ 0 < x ≤ 12,
⇒ 3(0) < 3x ≤ 3(12)
⇒ 0 < 3x ≤ 36
∵ Number of males gazelles = 3 × number of female gazelles
⇒ y = 3x
⇒ 0 < y ≤ 36
Hence, the constraints to represent a thriving population of gazelles at the zoo are,
0 < x ≤ 12,
0 < y ≤ 36
The inequality should read:
Subtract 2 from all the terms:
Divide all the terms by -5 to get x by itself (note that you flip the inequality signs as you divide by a negative):
The inequality is 2 ≤ x < 8.
A closed dot represents ≤, and an open dot represents <. Since x can represent all values between 2 and 8, you will shade in between 2 and 8 on the number line. x is greater than or equal to 2, so there will be a closed dot on 2. x is less than 8, so there will be an open dot on 8.
The answer is 'number line with a closed dot on 2 and an open dot on 8 and shading in between'.
By using the information you have, you can use make a proportion to solve this.
You burn 4 logs in 2 hours or 4/2. You are comparing this to your unknown number, x, over 8 hours. So it looks like this 4/2 = x/8. You read it as four logs in two hours is x logs in eight hours. To solve you cross multiply. You do 2 times x and 4 times eight. That would be 2x= 32. Your goal is getting x alone, so divide each side by 2. Your answer is x= 16 logs in eight hours. You can solve this different and maybe easier ways but this is the best way if you want to get used to going this in algebra. Hope that helps! :)
