Question

Professor Livingston is packing up the books in she office to move to a new location. A small box can hold 49 books and a large box can hold 30 books. In total, these boxes must hold at least 552 books, which is the total number of books in the professor's office.
Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of small boxes
y = the number of large boxes

Answer 1

49x + 30y ≥ 552