You can work no more than 60 hours each week at your two jobs. dog walking pays $7 per hour and your sales job at computers & more, inc. pays $12 per hour. you need to earn at least $450 each week to pay your bills. your friend solves the system of inequalities and tells you that a possible solution is (-3, 50). is this a possible solution, why or why not?

No, this is not a possible solution because it does not satisfy all inequalities of the system.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represents the number of hours spent on dog walking and y represents the number of hours spent on sales job at Computers & More Inc.,

Given,

Total hours can not be no more than 60 hours,

⇒ x + y ≤ 60

Dog walking pays $7 per hour and your sales job at Computers & More, Inc. pays $12 per hour.

Thus, the total earning = 7x + 12y

According to the question,

Total earning ≥ $ 450

⇒ 7x + 12y ≥ 450

Also, hours can not be negative,

⇒ x ≥ 0; y ≥ 0

Hence, the system of inequalities that shows the given situation is,

7x + 12y ≥ 450;  

x + y ≤ 60;

x ≥ 0; y ≥ 0

Since, -3 ≥ 0 ( False ),

Thus, the point is not satisfying all inequalities of the system,

Hence, it can not be the solution.

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