A doctor sees between 7 and 12 patients each day. On Mondays and Tuesdays, the appointment times are 15 minutes. On Wednesdays

Question

A doctor sees between 7 and 12 patients each day. On Mondays and Tuesdays, the appointment times are 15 minutes. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, they are 30 minutes. On Fridays, they are one hour long. The doctor works for no more than 8 hours a day.
Here are some inequalities that represent this situation.
0.25 ≤ y ≤ 1
7≤x≤ 12
xy ≤8
a. What does each variable represent?
b. What does the expression xy in the last inequality mean in this situation?

Kunduz · Accepted Answer

Click to see the answer