Solve the Problem. -A Woman Works Out by Running and Swimming. When She

question 175

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A woman works out by running and swimming. When she runs, she burns 8 calories per minute. When she swims, she burns 10 calories per minute. She wants to burn at least 400 calories in her workout.
Graph an inequality that describes the situation. Let x represent the number of minutes running and y the
Number of minutes swimming. Because x and y must be positive, limit the graph to quadrant I only.

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