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Use Inequalities to Describe Limitations in a Situation
-Mrs. White wants to crochet hats and afghans for a church fundraising bazaar. She needs 7 hours to make a hat and 4 hours to make an afghan, and she has no more than 70 hours available. She has material for no more than 13 items, and she wants to make at least two afghans. Let $x =$ the number of hats she makes and $\mathrm { y } =$ the number of afghans she makes. Write a system of inequalities that describes these constraints.

• A) \(7 x + 4 y \leq 70\)
• \(x + y \leq 13\)
• \(y \geq 2\)
• B) \(7 x + 4 y \leq 70\)
• \(x + y \leq 13\)
• \(x \geq 2\)
• C) \(4 x + 7 y \leq 70\)
• \(x + y \leq 13\)
• \(x \leq 2\)
• D) \(7 x + 4 y \geq 70\)
• \(x + y \leq 13\)
• \(y \geq 2\)

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Definitions:

Independent Contractor

An individual or entity contracted to perform work for another entity as a non-employee, typically retaining control over how their work is completed.

Employee

An individual who is hired by a company to perform specific duties in exchange for compensation, typically under the control and direction of the employer.

Disclosed Principal

A principal whose identity is known by the third party at the time the agent makes a contract on behalf of the principal.

Independent Contractor

An individual or entity contracted to perform work for another entity as a non-employee, typically with a greater level of autonomy in how the work is completed.