Question

a tour director is hiring boats to transport a group of tourists across a river. he must make sure there is room for at least 37 passengers, the number of tourists in the group. a dinghy can seat 4 passengers and a flatboat can seat 2 passengers. write the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. use the given numbers and the following variables. x = the number of dinghies y = the number of flatboats

Explanation:

Step1: Determine passengers per boat

Dinghy (x) seats 4: \(4x\). Flatboat (y) seats 2: \(2y\).

Step2: Total passengers inequality

Total ≥ 37: \(4x + 2y \geq 37\).

Answer:

\(4x + 2y \geq 37\)