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Two-variable inequalities word problems

Mwamini wants to drink water and juice within a certain time limit. She drinks juice at a constant rate, and she drinks water at a rate of 2525 seconds per liter.
Let WW represents the number of liters of water and JJ represents the number of liters of juice that Mwamini can drink within her time limit.
25W+40J<12025W+40J < 120
According to the inequality, at what rate does Mwamini drink juice, and what is her time limit?
Mwamini drinks juice at a rate of
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
seconds per liter, and her time limit is
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
seconds.
Can Mwamini drink 22 liters of water and 11 liter of juice within her time limit?
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