Which word could replace the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph? when black clouds boiled in as we were hurrying to the supermarket, a torrent of rain lashed our car. mom couldn't see and had to pull off the road. the whole experience was like being in a carwash and when it stopped, we drove home in a sparkling clean vehicle. a. flood b. spurt c. sprinkle d. trickle

so firstly, we need to isolate the y variables to be able to solve these inequalities. firstly, add 0.5x on both sides of the first inequality and subtract 1.5x on both sides of the second inequality:

now since the slope is positive for the first inequality, this means that the line going upwards belongs to the first inequality, and the line going downwards belongs to the second inequality.

next, since y ≥ in the first inequality, this means that the shaded region will be above the first inequality's line, thus shading regions a and b.

next, since y ≤ in the second inequality, this means that the shaded region is going to be below this line, thus shading regions a and c.

since both lines shade region a, this means that region a is the solution.

step-by-step explanation:

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