Tyler filled a small jar with quarters and dimes and donated it to his school's charity
club. The club member receiving the jar asked, "Do you happen to know how much is in
the jar?" Tyler said, "I know it's at least $8.50, but I don't know the exact amount."

a. Write an inequality to represent the relationship between the number of dimes, ,
the number of quarters, , and the dollar amount of the money in the jar.

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b. Graph the solution set to the
inequality and explain what a
solution means in this situation.

c. Suppose Tyler knew there are 25
dimes in the jar. Write an inequality
that represents how many quarters
could be in the jar.