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#29843

money

word problem

inequalities

medium

70 sec

A charity is collecting $x$ used books and $y$ used toys. They want to collect a total of at least 15 items. Each book weighs 2 pounds, and each toy weighs 3 pounds. The total weight of the collected items must not exceed 50 pounds. Which of the following systems of inequalities models this situation?

A.

$x + y \leq 15$
$2 x + 3 y \geq 50$

B.

$x + y \geq 15$
$2 x + 3 y \leq 50$

C.

$x + y \geq 15$
$3 x + 2 y \leq 50$

D.

$x + y \leq 15$
$3 x + 2 y \geq 50$