Ahook in an office storage closet can hold no more than 6 pounds. an order of jumbo paperclips weighs 2 pounds and an
order of packing tape weighs 3 pounds. if x is the number of orders of paperclips and y is the number of orders of packing
tape, which graph represents how many of each order could be put in a bag hanging from the hook?

the first graph: line passing through the points (3, 0) and (0,2), and the shaded region is below the line.

Explanation:

1) Find the expression that represents the situation.

The expression that represents the situation is an inequality:

Number of orders of paper clips: xWeight of an order of paper clips: 2 lbsTotal weight of x orders of paper clips: 2xNumber of orders of packing tape: yWeight of an order of packing tape: 3 lbsTotal weight of y orders of packing tape: 3yTotal weight of paper clips and packing tape in a bag: 2x + 3yMaximum weight hold by the hook: 6 lbs

Hence, the total weight must be less than or equal to (≤) 6 lbs, which is:

2x + 3y ≤ 6

2) Graph of the inequality 2x + 3y ≤ 6

Line:

Border line: 2x + 3y = 6x-intercept: y = 0 ⇒ 2x = 6 ⇒ x = 6 /2 ⇒ x = 3 ⇒ point (3,0)y-intercept: x = 0 ⇒ 3y = 6 ⇒ y = 6 /3 ⇒ y = 2 ⇒ point (0,2)

Shaded region:

 

Symbol ≤ means that the line is included, which is represented with a solid line, and the region is below the line.

Conclusion: the graph is the line passing through the points (3, 0) and (0,2), and the shaded region is below the line, so that is the first graph of the picture.

Note: strictly speaking, you should include the restrictions that the variables x and y cannot be negative, with which the graph would be only on the first quadrant but those constrains are not handled in the problem.

The graph is also attached.

Zero is the mid point of the line segment