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A motel is purchasing new towels. Suites require 10 towels and individual rooms require 5 towels. The minimum order required by the towel vendor is 523 towels.
Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of suites receiving new towels
y = the number of individual rooms receiving new towels

Answer 1

Each suite needs 10 towels and each individual room needs 5, so the total towels is 10x + 5y. Since the vendor requires at least 523 towels, the inequality is

10x + 5y ≥ 523.