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Caitlyn sells xylophones and yo-yos at the county fair. She wants to sell at least 10 toys in total. She sells the xylophones for [tex]$\$2.00$[/tex] and the yo-yos for [tex]$\$1.00$[/tex]. Her sales total needs to be at least [tex]$\$16.00$[/tex] to earn a profit.

a.) Choose which set of inequalities matches the system (where [tex]$x$[/tex] is the number of xylophones and [tex]$y$[/tex] is the number of yo-yos).

A. [tex]\left\{\begin{array}{l} x+y \geq 16.00 \\ 1.00 x+2.00 y \geq 10 \end{array}\right.[/tex]

B. [tex]\left\{\begin{array}{l} x+y \geq 10 \\ 1.00 x+2.00 y \geq 16.00 \end{array}\right.[/tex]

C. [tex]\left\{\begin{array}{l} x+y \geq 16.00 \\ 2.00 x+1.00 y \geq 10 \end{array}\right.[/tex]

D. [tex]\left\{\begin{array}{l} x+y \geq 10 \\ 2.00 x+1.00 y \geq 16.00 \end{array}\right.[/tex]

Answer :

To solve the problem of determining which set of inequalities correctly represents Caitlyn's situation, let's break down what we know:

1. Total Number of Toys Sold: Caitlyn needs to sell at least 10 toys in total. This means the total number of xylophones ([tex]\(x\)[/tex]) and yo-yos ([tex]\(y\)[/tex]) sold should satisfy the inequality:
[tex]\[
x + y \geq 10
\][/tex]

2. Sales Revenue Requirement: Caitlyn sells xylophones for [tex]$2.00 each and yo-yos for $[/tex]1.00 each. She needs to earn at least $16.00 to make a profit. Therefore, the revenue from selling [tex]\(x\)[/tex] xylophones and [tex]\(y\)[/tex] yo-yos should satisfy the inequality:
[tex]\[
2.00x + 1.00y \geq 16.00
\][/tex]

Now, we need to find the correct set of inequalities that matches the described conditions from the options given:

- [tex]\(\left\{\begin{array}{l}x+y \geq 16.00 \\ 1.00 x+2.00 y \geq 10\end{array}\right.\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(\left\{\begin{array}{l}x+y \geq 10 \\ 1.00 x+2.00 y \geq 16.00\end{array}\right.\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(\left\{\begin{array}{l}x+y \geq 16.00 \\ 2.00 x+1.00 y \geq 10\end{array}\right.\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(\left\{\begin{array}{l}x+y \geq 10 \\ 2.00 x+1.00 y \geq 16.00\end{array}\right.\)[/tex]

Considering the conditions:

- The condition [tex]\(x + y \geq 10\)[/tex] is for the total number of toys.
- The condition [tex]\(2.00x + 1.00y \geq 16.00\)[/tex] is for the total sales amount.

By comparing these with each set of options, we see that the correct choice is the fourth set of inequalities:
[tex]\[
\left\{\begin{array}{l}
x + y \geq 10 \\
2.00x + 1.00y \geq 16.00
\end{array}\right.
\][/tex]

This matches Caitlyn's requirements both for the total number of toys and total sales revenue.