✓ Linear equations (linear functions) are functions of the form f(x) = mx + c, where m is

the gradient and c is the constant, for all real values of x. f(x) = y, so the equation is
written as y = mx + c.
✓ The equation of the linear function is in terms of x and y.
✓ The word linear means straight line. Therefore, the word linear in used in the graph of
linear functions because they are represented by straight lines.
LINEAR EQUATION
To find the equation of the straight, first find the gradient (m) and then the constant (c)
which is the y-intercept of the equation of the line.

L2
L3
L1

Note that the gradient of the horizontal line is zero and that of a vertical line is
undefined.
To find the inequality from the given line, find the equation using the knowledge of the
coordinate geometry. Use equation of the straight line y = mx + c .
To find the equation of the straight line, identify any definite points along that particular
line.
 y2 − y1 
Using the aforesaid points, find the gradient of the line  m =  and consequently, the
 x2 − x1 
equation of the line by using one of the identified points.
Thereafter, look at the nature of the line.
If it is broken, the symbol for the inequality is either < or >.
If it is solid, the inequality symbol is either ≤ or ≥.
For the symbols ≤ and < we shade above the line while ≥ and > we shade below the
line.
If the shaded region is above the line, the appropriate symbol is either ≤ or <
depending on the nature of the line while if the shaded region is below the line, the
appropriate symbol is either ≥ and > depending on the nature of the line too.
Write the four inequalities that define the unshaded region R, on the diagram below.

Try the above question to test your understanding!

 On the XOY plane below, region R is unshaded.

Write the four inequalities that define the region R.

Write the four inequalities that define the unshaded region on the plane
below.
 Write down the four inequalities that define the unshaded region R, on the diagram
below.

In the diagram below, R is the unshaded region.

c = 2 and m = −

y ≥ − x +2

y≤x
m= and c =

−3y ≤ 5x + 40

Write three inequalities which describe the region R.

 On the XOY plane below, region R is unshaded.

Write the three inequalities that define the region R.

Write four inequalities that define the unshaded region R, on the diagram
below.
 Write down the three inequalities that define the unshaded region R, on the diagram
below.

y≤6
m = 1 and c =−2; y ≥ x−2
m = − 3 and c= 6; y ≥ −3x+6

Write three inequalities that define the unshaded region R.

 In the diagram below, point A is (1, 1), B is (0, 7), C is (14, 0), D is (7, 0) and
E is (7, 1).

Write down the four inequalities that define the unshaded region .
Write the four inqualities that define the unshaded region R on the diagram
below.
Is the methodical process of forming inequations/inequalities arising from given conditions.
Is also a method of solving linear programming or optimization problems, in which both the
final goal and conditions are all linear.
The word linear indicates that the relationship arising from conditions are represented by
straight lines. The relationships are in the form y = bx + a.
The function of linear programming is to either maximise or minimise a linear function
subject to certain constraints represented by linear inequations.
Problems of this type arise frequently in the fields such as production planning, distribution
of goods, economics and construction.

The following words/expressions should be taken note of;

“ ” means greater than or equal to (≥)
“ ” means greater than or equal (≥)
“ ” mean less than or equal to (≤)
“ ” means less than or equal to (≤)
“ ” means less than or equal to (≤)
“ ” means greater than (>)
“ ” means greater than (>)
“ ” means less than (<)

A factory produces two models of a child’s bicycle; standard and super. Materials for a
standard model cost K600.00 and for a super model cost K1 380.00. the factory allows at least
K27 600.00 for materials for daily production. Due to other work, however, not more than 50
models altogether can be made. The number of super models must not be less than half the
number of standard models made and no more than the number of standard.
If x standard models and y super models are produced daily, write down and simplify
four inqualities in x and y that satisfy the above conditions. [4]
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 models on each axis, draw the x and y axes for
0 ≤ x ≤ 50 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 50 respectively and shade the unwanted region to show clearly
the region where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
If the profits on each standard and super models are K60.00 and K50.00 respectively.
Find how many of each model should be made in order to have the maximum profit.[2]
What is this estimate of the maximum profit? [2]
A businessman orders bags of rice. The cost price of a large bag is K180.00 and that of a small
bag is K80.00. He is prepared to spend up to K400.00 altogether and needs twice as many
large bags as small bags with a minimum of 10 large and 20 small bags.
 If x and y are the number of large and small bags of rice respectively, write four
inequalities which represent these conditions. [4]
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 bags of rice on each axis, draw the x and y axes
for 0 ≤ x ≤ 50 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 50 respectively and shade the unwanted region to show
clearly the region where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
Given that the profit on a large bag of rice is K20.00 and on a small bag of rice is
K10.00, how many bags of each size should be ordered to have maximum profit? [2]
Calculate an estimate of the maximum profit. [2]

A new headache tablet is being developed with two ingredients, acid A and acid B. Each
milligram of acid A requires a volume of 1 mm3 and each milligram of acid B requires a
volume of 3 mm3.
It is given that each tablet contains x mg of acid A and y mg of acid B.
(a) Express each of the following conditions as an inequality involving x and y.
(i) The total mass of the ingredients must be at least 70 mg.
(ii) The mass of acid B must be at least twice the mass of acid A.
(iii) The mass of acid B must not be more than three times the mass of acid A.
(iv) The volume of a tablet must not be more than 240 mm3. [4]
(b) Show these four inequalities on a graph using a scale of 2 cm for 10 mg on each axis
and shading the regions which are not required. [4]
(c) Using your graph, find the mass of acid A and the mass of acid B in a tablet containing
the greatest possible amount of acid B. [2]
(d) Find the smallest possible volume of a tablet. [2]

(a) The inequalities are as follows;

(i) x + y = 70
x + y ≥ 70
(ii) y= 2x
y ≥ 2x
(iii) y = 3x
y ≤ 3x
(iv) x + 3x = 240
x +3y ≤ 240
(b) The illustration of the conditions is shown on the graph below.

(c) The mass of acid A and the mass of acid B in a tablet containing the greatest
possible amount of acid B are 24 and 72 respectively.
(d) Smallest possible volume of a tablet is;
Volume = x + 3y, (23,47)
= 23 + 3(47)
=
A restaurant business person decides to buy two types of chickens: broilers and layers. Broilers
cost K15 000 per chicken and layers cost K20 000 per chicken. He has K600 000 available and
decides to buy at least 30 chickens. He also decides that at least one third of the chickens should
be layers. He buys x broilers and y layers and also makes sure that there are at least 15 broilers.
(a) Write down four inequalities which correspond to the above conditions. [5]
(b) Illustrate these inequalities on a graph using a scale of 2 cm to 5 units on
both axes. [4]
(c) He makes a profit of K20 000 on each broiler and K10 000 on each layer. Assuming he
sells all his chickens, find how many chickens of each type he should buy to maximize
his profit and hence calculate his profit. [3]

1
(a) (i) 15000 x + 20000 y = 600 000 (ii) x + y = 30 (iii) y = (x+y)
3
3 x + 4 y ≤ 120 x + y ≥ 30 2y ≥ x

(iv) x = 15

x ≥ 15
 (b) Look at the graph below for the illustration of the conditions.

(c) He should buy x =24 broilers and y =12 layers in order to maximise his profit.

Profit = 20000x + 10000y

= 20000(24) + 10000(12)
=

3 Mr Simukadi intends to buy a total of 500 scratch cards from Unitel and Bitel. He decides to
buy Bitel scratch cards which must be at least one third of Unitel scratch cards. He wants to
buy at least 150 Bitel scratch cards and not more than 300 Unitel scratch cards. Let x be the
number of Unitel scratch cards and y be the number of Bitel scratch cards.
(a) Write down four inequalities which satisfy the above conditions. [4]
(b) Show these inequalities on a graph paper using 2 cm to represent 100 scratch cards on
both axes. [4]
(c) The dealer makes a profit of K500 on each Unitel scratch card and K150 on each Bitel
scratch card sold.
(i) Find the number of scratch cards of each type he must buy in order to maximise
his profit. [2]
(ii) Calculate the maximum profit. [2]
 1
(a) (i) x + y = 500 (ii) y = x (iii) y = I50 (iv) x =300
3
x + y ≤ 500 3y ≥ x y ≥ 150 x ≤ 300
(b) The illustration of the conditions is shown on a graph paper below.

(c) The number of each type scratch cards he must buy in order to maximise his profit:
(i) He must buy 300 Unitel and 200 Bitel scratch cards.
(ii) Profit = 500x + 150y
= 500(300) + 150(200)
=
4 (a) A small-scale farmer wishes to keep sheep and goats. Let x represent the number of sheep
and y represent the number of goats.
(i) Write the inequalities which represent each of the following conditions:
(a) The number of sheep should not be more than 4. [1]
(b) A goat feeds on 4 kg of food while a sheep feeds on 2 kg of food per day. The
total amount of food should be at least 8 kg per day. [2]
(c) The number of sheep should be more than the number of goats. [1]
(ii) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit on both axes, draw the x and y axes 0 ≤ x ≤
5 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 5 and shade the unwanted region to indicate clearly the region where
the solution of the inequalities lies. [3]

(i) The inequalities are shown below;

(a) x = 4
x≤4
(b) 2x + 4y =8
x + 2y ≥ 4
(c) x = y
x>y
(ii) The illustration of the conditions is shown below on the graph.

R
5 (a) The graph below shows three inequalities that satisfy Kashita’s intentions to purchase
Science and Mathematics text books.

(i) Given that x represents the number of Science text books and y represents
Mathematics text books, write the three inequalities that represent the
unshaded region R. [4]
(ii) Given that a Science textbook costs K25 000 and a Mathematics textbook K10
000, find the largest number of Science and Mathematics textbooks that can
be bought. Hence calculate the total cost of the
textbooks. [3]

(i) (i) x =5 (ii) y = 5 (iii) m = −2

x≥5 y≥5 y = −2x +30
y ≤ −2x +30
(ii) The largest number of Science and Mathematics textbooks to be bought are 13
Science and 5 Mathematics textbooks.
Cost = 25 000(13) + 10 000(5)
=
 A farmer wants to buy some hoes and shovels for use at his farm. He decides to buy at
least 5 hoes and not more than 14 hoes and shovels altogether. The number of hoes should
not be more than twice the number of shovels.
(i) Taking x to represent the number of hoes and y the number of shovels, write three
inequalities which satisfy the above conditions. [3]
(ii) The point (x, y) represents x hoes and y shovels. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent
1 unit on both axes, draw the x and y axes for −1≤ x ≤ 15 and −1≤ y ≤ 15 and
shade the unwanted region to indicate clearly the region where (x, y)
must lie. [3]
(iii) Find the largest number of shovels that can be bought. [1]

(a) (i) (a) x = 5 (b) x + y = 14 (c) x =2y

x≥5 x + y ≤ 14 x≤2

(ii) Look at the graph below for illustration of inequalities.

(iii) The largest number of shovels that can be bought is; 9

7 (a) The graph below shows four inequalities that satisfy the intentions of a businessman
to purchase two types of soft drinks, A and B.
y

30

25

20

15

R
10

x
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

(i) Given that x represents the number of type A soft drinks and y the number of type B
soft drinks, write the four inequalities that represent the unshaded
region R. [4]
(ii) If the profit on type A soft drinks is K2.00 per bottle and profit on type B is K3.00 per
bottle, find the number of each type of soft drinks he must buy in order to make
maximum profit. [1]
(iii) Find this maximum profit. [2]

(i) Inequalities are as follows;

1. x = 0
x≥ 0
2. y = 0
y≥5
3. ( 0, 20) and ( 40, 0)
1
m =−
2
 2y = −x+40
2y ≤ −x +40
4. (0, 25) and (25, 0)
m =−1
y = −x + 25
y ≤ −x +25
(ii) Number of each type of soft drinks he must buy in order to make maximum profit
(0,20), (0,5), (10,15) and (10,15) = 2x + 3y. (10,15) maximizes his profit as it is
giving him the largest profit. Therefore, he must buy 10 soft drinks of type A and
15 soft drinks of type B in order to make maximum profit.
(iii) Maximum profit = 2x + 3y.
= 2(10) + 3(15)
=
2015 OCTOBER
8 (a) The graph below shows three (3) inequalities that satisfy region R.
y

(i) Write the three inequalities that define the unshaded region R. [6]
(ii) Find the largest value of 4x – 5y within region R. [1]
 (d) The inequalities that describe region R are as follows in part (i) of (a);
(i) m =
6y = −x+7

6y ≥ −x+7 (i)

m=1
y=x
y≤x (ii)
m=
2y = −5x + 35
2y ≤ −5x +35 (iii)

(ii) Largest value of 4x – 5y = 4(7)−5(0)

=

9 Answer the whole of this question on graph paper.

(a) Mrs Kawema bakes two types of cakes for sale; type A and B.
(i) To satisfy her regular customers daily, she must bake;
(a) at least 10 cakes for type A.
(b) at least 20 cakes of type B.
Taking x to represent the number of cakes of type A and y to represent cakes of type
B, write two inequalities which satisfy the above conditions. [2]
(ii) To avoid wastage, the total number of cakes she should bake per day must not
exceed 70. Write another inequality which satisfies this condition. [2]
(iii) The point (x, y) represent x cakes of type A and y cakes of type B. Using a
scale of 2 cm to represent 10 cakes on each axis, draw x and y axes for
0 ≤ x ≤ 80 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 80. Present the three inequalities above on your graph
and shade the unwanted region to indicate clearly the region where
(x, y) must lie. [4]
 x = 10
x ≥ 10
(b) y = 20
y ≥ 20
x + y = 70
x + y ≤ 70
Look at the graph below for illustration of conditions

y  20
 A Health Lobby Group produced a guide to encourage healthy living among the local
community. The group produced the guide in two formats: a short video and a printed
book. The group needed to decide the number of each format to produce for sale to
miximise profit.
Let x represent the number of videos produced and y the number of printed books
produced.
(i) Write the inequalities which represent each of the following conditions:
(a) the total number of copies produced should not be more than 800. [1]
(b) the number of video copies to be at least 100. [1]
(c) the number of printed books to be at least 200. [1]
(ii) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 100 copies on both axes, draw the x and y
axes for and respectively and shade the unwanted region to indicate clearly the
region where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
(iii) The profit on the sale of each video copy is K15.00 while profit on each printed
book is K8.00. how many of each type were produced to make maximum
profit? [2]
2016 SOLUTION
(a) (i) (a) x + y = 800
x + y  800
(d) x = 100
x  100
(d) y = 200

y  200
 (ii) Look at the graph below for illustration of all the inequalities which represent
y the conditions.
800
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700

600

500

400

R
300

200
200\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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100

x  100

x
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

(iii) Number of each type of copies which were produced to make maximum profit:
it produced 600 video copies and 200 printed books in order to make maximum
profit.
11 (a) The region R in the diagram below shows the set of points (x, y) satisfying four (4)
inequalities representing the number of chairs (x) and tables (y) a carpenter made.

(ii) If two of the inequalities are y ≥ 20 and y ≤ 2x + 10, write the other two
inequalities. [3]
(ii) The carpenter makes a profit of K100.00 on a chair and K60.00 on a table sold.
Given that the carpenter sold all the chairs and tables he made, find the
(a) values of x and y which would give him maximum profit, [2]
(b) maximum profit. [2]
2016 GCE SOLUTION
(ii) x = 110
x≤ 110 and
m = −1
y = −x + 150
y ≤ −x+150
(ii) Profit of K100.00 on a chair and K60.00 on a table
(a) x =110 chairs and y =40 tables would give him maximum profit if sold.
(b) Maximum profit = 100x+60y
= K100(110) + K60(40)
=
 Himakwebo orders maize and groundnuts for sale. The order price of a bag of maize
is K75.00 and that of a bag of groundnuts is K150.00. He is prepared to spend up to
K7500.00 altogether. He intends to order at least 5 bags of maize and at least 10 bags
of groundnuts. He does not want to order more than 70 bags altogether.
(a) If x and y are the number of bags of maize and groundnuts respectively, write
four (4) inequalities which represent these conditions. [4]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 bags on each axis, draw the x and y axes
for and respectively and shade the unwanted region to show clearly the region
where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
(c) Given that the profit on a bag of maize is K25.00 and on a bag of groundnuts is
K50.00, how many bags of each type should he order to have maximum
profit? [2]
(d) What is this estimate of the maximum profit? [2]
b y

(i) 75x + 150 y = 7500

70 x + 2 y  100
(ii) x=5
a x5
60 (iii) y = 10
y  10
x5 x + y  70 (iv) x + y = 70
x + y  70
50

40

30
y  10
R x + 2 y  100
20

10
y  10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 x

(c) He should order 5 bags of maize and 48 bags of groundnuts in order to make
maximum profit.
(d) Maximum profit = 25x + 50y
= 25(5) + 50 (48)
= K2 525.00
 Makwebo prepares two types of sausages, hungarian and beef, daily for sale. She
prepares at least 40 hungarian an at least 10 beef sausages. She prepares not more than
160 sausages altogether. The number of beef sausages prepared are not more than the
number of hungarian.
(a) Given that x represents the number of hungarian sausages and y the number of
beef sausages, write four inequalities which represent these conditions. [4]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 sausages on both axes, draw the x and y
axes for 0 ≤ x≤ 160 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 160 respectively and shade the unwanted
region to show clearly the region where the solution of the inequalities lie.
[4]
(c) The profit on the sale of each hungarian sausage is K3.00 and on each beef
sausage is K2.00. How many of each type of sausages are required to be prepared
to make maximum profit? [2]
(d) Calculate this profit. [2]

2017 GCE SOLUTION

(a) (i) x = 40 (ii) y =10 (iii) x + y =160
x ≥ 40 y ≥ 10 x + y ≤160
(iv) y = x
y≤x
(b) Look at the graph below for illustration of all the inequalities which represent
the conditions.

(c) She should prepare 150 hungarian and 10 beef sausages in order to make
maximum profit.
(d) Maximum profit = 3x + 2y arising from (150, 10)
= 3(150) + 2 (10)
= K470.00
14 A tailor at a certain market intends to make dresses and suits for sale.
(a) (i) Let x represent the number of dresses and y the number of suits. Write the
inequalities which represent each of the conditions below.
(i) The number of dresses should not exceed 50. [1]
(ii) The number of dresses should not be less than the number of suits. [1]
(iii) The cost of making a dress is K140.00 and that of a suit is K210.00.
The total cost should be at least K10 500.00. [2]
(b) (i) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 units on both axes, draw x and y axes for
0 ≤ x ≤ 60 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 80. Shade the unwanted region to indicate clearly the
region where (x, y) must lie. [4]
(c) (i) The profit on a dress is K160.00 and on a suit it is K270.00. Find the
number of dresses and suits the tailor must make for maximum profit. [2]
(ii) Calculate this maximum profit. [2]

2018 GCE SOLUTION

(a) (i) Look at the inequalities below;
(i) x = 50
x ≤ 50
(ii) y=x
y≤x
(iii) 140x + 210y = 10 500
2x + 3y ≥ 150
(b) (i) Look at the graph below for illustration of all the inequalities which represent the
conditions.

(c) (i) Tailor must make x = 50 dresses and y = 50 suits in order to make maximum
profit.
(ii) Maximum profit = 160(50) + 270(50) = K21 500.00
15 A hired bus is used to take learners and teachers on a trip. The number of learners and
teachers must not be more than 60. There must be at least 35 people on the trip. There
must be at least 6 teachers on the trip. The number of teachers on the trip should not
be more than 14.
Let x be the number of learners and y the number of teachers.
(a) Write four inequalities which represent the information above. [4]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 units on both axes, draw the x and y axes for
0 ≤ x ≤ 70 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 70 respectively and shade the unwanted region to indicate
clearly the region where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
(c) (i) If the group has 25 learners, what is the minimum number of teachers that
must accompany them? [1]
(ii) If 8 teachers go on this trip, what is the maximum number of learners that can
be accommodated on the bus? [1]
(d) (i) If T is the amount in Kwacha paid by the whole group, what is the cost per
learner if T = 30x + 50y? [2]
2018 SOLUTION NOVEMBER
(a) (i) x + y = 60 (ii) x + y = 35 (iii) y = 6 (iv) y = 14
x + y ≤ 60 x + y ≥ 35 y≥6 y ≤ 14
(b) Look at Look at the graph below for illustration of all the inequalities which
represent the conditions.

(c) (i) 10 teachers from the graph. 10 is the value corresponding to 25.
(ii) 52 pupils from the graph. 52 is the value corresponding to 8.
(d)
16 Kuunika wishes to build a lodge with single and double rooms. He needs to decide the
number of each room type he should build to maximize profit.
Let x represent the number of single rooms and y the number of double rooms.
(a) Write the inequalities which represent each of the following conditions.
(i) There must be at least one single room. [1]
(ii) There must be at least 10 rooms altogether. [1]
(iii) The total number of rooms should not exceed 15. [1]
(iv) The number of double rooms must be at least twice the number of single
rooms. [1]
(v) The number of double rooms should not be more than 12. [1]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to 5 units on both axes, draw x and y axes for and
respectively and shade the unwanted region to indicate clearly the region where
the solution of the inequalities lie. [5]
(c) The rate for a single room is K600.00 and K900.00 for a double room. How
many rooms of each type should Kuunika build to maximize the income?
[2]
2019 SOLUTION
(a) (i) x =1
x 1
(ii) x + y = 10
x + y  10

(iii) x + y = 15
x + y  15

(iv) y = 2x
y  2x

(v) y = 12
y  12
(b) Look at the graph below for illustration of all the inequalities which represent
the conditions.
y

x 1 y  2x

20

15
y  12

10 R

x + y  12
5

x + y  10
x
0 5 10 15 20

(c) Numbers of room of each type Kuunika should build in order to maximize the income
is; must build a lodge with 3 single and 12 double rooms.
17 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.
Mipando makes two types of chairs for sale; dining and garden. He intends to make at
least 10 dining chairs and at least 20 garden chairs. He wants to make not more than
80 chairs altogether. The number of garden chairs must not be more than three times
the number of dining chairs.
(a) Let x be the number of dining chairs and y the number of garden chairs. Write
four inequalities to represent the information above. [4]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 chairs on each axis, draw x and y axes for
0 ≤ x ≤ 80 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 80 respectively and shade the unwanted region to
indicate clearly the region where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
(c) Given that the profit on the sale of a dining chair is K80.00 and profit on a garden
chair is K50.00, how many chairs of each type should Mipando make in order to
maximise the profit? [2]
(d) What is the maximum profit? [2]
2019 AUGUST SOLUTION
(a) (i) x =10 (ii) y = 20 (iii) x + y = 80 (iv) y = 3x
x ≥ 10 y ≥ 20 x +y ≤ 80 y ≤ 3x
(b) Look at the graph below for illustration of all the inequalities which represent
the conditions.
 R

(c) Number of chairs of each type Mipando should make in order to maximise the
profit; x = 60 dining chairs and y = 20 garden chairs to be made in order to
maximise profit.
(d) Maximum profit = 80x + 50y arising from (60, 20)
= 80(60) + 50(20)
=

Menda intends to run a business of selling mineral water. He needs to order at least 10
small bottles and at most 60 large bottles of water. He decides to order at most 80 bottles
of water altogether and the number of large bottles he orders should be at least twice that
of small bottles.
Given that x is the number of small bottles and y is the number of large bottles,
write four inequalities which represent these conditions. [4]
 Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 bottles on each axis, draw the x and y axes
for 0 ≤ x ≤ 80 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 80 respectively and shade the unwanted region to
show clearly the region where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
The profit on the sale of each small bottle of mineral water is K1.50 while on
each large bottle of mineral water profit is K2.50. How many bottles of type can
be bought to make maximum profit? [2]
Hence, find this maximum profit. [2]

x = 10
x ≥ 10
(ii) y = 60
y ≤ 60
(ii) x + y = 80
x + y ≤ 80
(ii) y = 2x
y ≥ 2x
The solutions are illustrated in the graph below.

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Must buy 20 small battles and 60 large bottles in order to maximise profit.
 Maximum profit = 1.50x + 2.50y ( x , y )= ( 20,60)
= 1.50 (20) + 2.50(60)
= K30 + K150
=

Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph.

A carpenter intends to manufacture at least 10 tables and at least 20 chairs. Each table
requires 4 hours of assembling and 2 hours of varnishing. Each chair requires 3 hours of
assembling and 1 hour of varnishing. There are 240 hours available for assembling and
100 hours for varnishing.
Given that x represents the number of tables and y the number of chairs, write
four inequalities which represents these conditions. [4]
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 pieces of furniture on each axis, draw the x
and y axes for 0 ≤ x ≤ 70 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 100 respectively and shade the unwanted
region to show clearly the region where the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
Each table sold yields a profit of K300.00 while each chair sold yields a profit of
K250.00. Find the best combination of the number of tables and chairs to gain
the maximum profit. [2]
Calculate this estimate of the maximum profit. [2]

x =10
x ≥ 10
y = 20
y ≥ 20
4x + 3y = 240
4x +3y ≤ 240
2x +y = 100
2x + y ≤ 100
The solutions are illustrated in the graph below.

x =10 tables and y = 66 chairs to be manufactured in order to make maximum

profit.
Maximum Profit = 300(10) + 250 (66)
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A businessman orders two types of vehicles namely; sedans and vans for sale. He orders
at least 60 sedans and at least 20 vans. He orders not more than 180 vehicles altogether.
He makes sure that the number of vans ordered are not more than the number of sedans
ordered.
Given that x represents the number of sedans and y represents the number of
vans, write four inequalities which satisfy the above conditions. [4]
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 vehicles on each axis, draw x and y axes
from 0 to 180 and shade the unshaded region to show clearly the region where
the solution of the inequalities lie. [4]
If the profit on the sale of a sedan is K10 000.00 and that on each van is
K12 000.00, how many of each type should he order to make maximum
profit? [2]
Find this maximum profit. [2]

x ≥ 60
y ≥ 20
x + y ≤ 180
y≤x
 The solutions are illustrated in the graph below.

(c) Sedans = x = 90 and Vans = y = 90

(d) Profit = 10 000x + 12 000y
= K10 000 (90) + K12 000 (90)
= K900 000 + K1 080 000
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