In the following exercises, translate to a system of inequalities and solve.
323. Mark is attempting to build muscle mass and so he needs to eat at least an additional 80 grams of protein a day. A bottle of protein water costs $3.20 and a protein bar costs $1.75. The protein water supplies 27 grams of protein and the bar supplies 16 gram. If he has $10 dollars to spend
(a) Write a system of inequalities to model this situation.
(b) Graph the system.
(c) Could he buy 3 bottles of protein water and 1 protein bar?
(d) Could he buy no bottles of protein water and 5 protein bars?
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