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Tablet Inequalities 968C41

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1. **State the problem:** We have two types of tablets, Vita A and Vita B. - Vita A contains 30 mg iron and 20 mg vitamin C per tablet. - Vita B contains 10 mg iron and 30 mg vitamin C per tablet. The daily needs are: - At most 180 mg iron (iron intake \(\leq 180\)) - At least 1500 mg vitamin C (vitamin C intake \(\geq 1500\)) We want to find the system of inequalities representing these constraints. 2. **Define variables:** Let \(x\) = number of Vita A tablets Let \(y\) = number of Vita B tablets 3. **Write inequalities for iron and vitamin C:** - Iron intake: \(30x + 10y \leq 180\) (since at most 180 mg iron) - Vitamin C intake: \(20x + 30y \geq 1500\) (since at least 1500 mg vitamin C) 4. **Non-negativity constraints:** \(x \geq 0, y \geq 0\) because number of tablets cannot be negative. 5. **Check options:** - Option a: \(30x + 10y \leq 1800; 20x + 30y \geq 1500; x,y \geq 0\) - Iron inequality has 1800 instead of 180, so incorrect. - Option b: \(30x + 10y \geq 1800; 20x + 30y \geq 1500\) - Iron inequality reversed and wrong number, incorrect. - Option c: \(10x + 30y \leq 1800; 30x + 20y \geq 1500\) - Coefficients swapped, incorrect. - Option d: \(30x + 10y \leq 1500; 20x + 30y \leq 1800\) - Vitamin C inequality reversed and numbers swapped, incorrect. - Option e: None of the given options is correct. 6. **Conclusion:** None of the options matches the correct system: $$ \begin{cases} 30x + 10y \leq 180 \\ 20x + 30y \geq 1500 \\ x \geq 0, y \geq 0 \end{cases} $$ Therefore, the correct answer is option e. **Final answer:** e. None of the given options is correct.