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ECON 1003 pp#2 (INEQUAL)

The document presents a series of exercises focused on solving inequalities and depicting their solution sets on a number line. It includes various mathematical problems related to cost, revenue, temperature conversion, and investment scenarios, requiring the formulation of systems of inequalities. Additionally, it asks for graphical representations of these inequalities and their solutions.

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ECON 1003 pp#2 (INEQUAL)

The document presents a series of exercises focused on solving inequalities and depicting their solution sets on a number line. It includes various mathematical problems related to cost, revenue, temperature conversion, and investment scenarios, requiring the formulation of systems of inequalities. Additionally, it asks for graphical representations of these inequalities and their solutions.

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ECON 1003

Problem Paper #2

Inequalities

In Exercises 1 – 9, find the solution sets and depict these on a number line.

x+2 5 x 3 5x 1
1. 2 x - 3 > 5 x + 4 2. ³ 3. - > -
3 6 3 4 6 3

5 - 3x
4. - 1 < 3 x - 4 £ 7 5. - 3 £ <6 6. x 2 - 2 x - 3 < 0
2

7. x 2 + x > 12 8. x( x - 1) > 2 9. 3x 2 ³ 4(1 - x)

10. |𝑥| < √2 10. |𝑥 − 2| ≤ 1 11. |3𝑥 − 2| < 5

12. |3 − 8𝑥| ≤ 5

13. The cost of manufacturing x microcomputers of a certain kind each week is given by
C = 2000 + 50 x , and the revenue from selling these is given by R = 75x. How many
microcomputers must be produced and sold in order to realize a profit?

14. A hardware kiosk in a shopping mall sells a dozen washers for $2.95. Beyond the
fixed costs of $150 per hour, it costs $1.45 for enough material and labour to produce a
dozen washers. If the hourly profit varies between $50 and $200, between what levels (in
dozens) do the hourly sales vary?

15. One day, the lowest temperature in Buenos Aires was 50℉, and the highest was
77℉.
(a) In which country is Buenos Aires to be found?
(b) What is the corresponding temperature variation in degrees Celsius? (If F denotes
!
degree Fahrenheit and C denotes degrees Celsius, then 𝐹 = " 𝐶 + 32. )

15. Using a mobile phone costs $3000 per month, and an additional $1.89 per minute.
(a) What is the cost for one month if the phone is used for a total of t minutes?
(b) What are the smallest and largest numbers of hours you can use the phone in a month
if the phone bill is to be between $3,200 and $4,700?
In Exercises 15 – 17, sketch the graph of the solution of the system of inequalities.

15. 16.
x + y £1 2x + y ³ 2
- x + y £1 x£2
y³0 y £1

17.
x+ y<5
x>2
y³0

18. A furniture company can sell all the tables and chairs it produces. Each table requires
1 hour in the assembly centre and 1 13 hours in the finishing centre. Each chair requires
1 12 hours in the assembly centre and 1 12 hours in the finishing centre. The company’s
assembly centre is available 12 hours per day, and its finishing centre is available 15
hours per day. If x is the number of tables produced per day and y is the number of chairs,
find a system of inequalities describing all levels of production. Sketch the graph of the
system.

19. A person plans to invest a total of at most $20,000 in two different interest-bearing
accounts. Each account is to contain at least $5,000. Moreover, one account should have
at least twice the amount that is in the other account. Find a system of inequalities to
describe the various amounts that can be deposited in each account, and sketch the graph
of the system.

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