Mr. Carlson is organizing a field trip and is trying to figure out which vehicles to rent. He will need to transport at least 74 people, since that is the number of people going on the trip. A van can seat 7 people and a bus can seat 20 people.Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.x= the number of vans rentedy= the number of buses rentedChoices:(A) 7x + 20y > 74(B) 20x+7y≥74(C) 20x + 7y > 74(D) 7x+20y≥74
Q. Mr. Carlson is organizing a field trip and is trying to figure out which vehicles to rent. He will need to transport at least 74 people, since that is the number of people going on the trip. A van can seat 7 people and a bus can seat 20 people.Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.x= the number of vans rentedy= the number of buses rentedChoices:(A) 7x+20y>74(B) 20x+7y≥74(C) 20x+7y>74(D) 7x+20y≥74
Determine minimum number of vehicles: We need to determine the minimum number of vehicles required to transport at least 74 people. The number of vans rented is represented by x, and each van can seat 7 people. Therefore, the total number of people that can be seated in vans is 7 times the number of vans, which is 7x.
Calculate seating capacity: Similarly, the number of buses rented is represented by y, and each bus can seat 20 people. Therefore, the total number of people that can be seated in buses is 20 times the number of buses, which is 20y.
Formulate inequality: To transport at least 74 people, the sum of the people seated in vans and buses must be greater than or equal to 74. This gives us the inequality 7x+20y≥74.
Compare with choices: We now compare the inequality we have found with the given choices to determine which one matches our inequality.
Identify correct inequality: The correct inequality that matches our calculation is (D)7x+20y≥74, which states that the total number of people transported by x vans and y buses must be at least 74.
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