Let HH represent the number of hummingbirds and SS represent the number of sunbirds that must pollinate the colony so it can survive until next year.
6H+4S > 746H+4S>74
This year, 88 hummingbirds pollinated the colony. What is the least number of sunbirds that must pollinate the colony to ensure that it will survive until next year?

Here the given inequality that shows the number of humming birds(H) and the number of sunbirds(S) that must pollinate the colony so it can survive until next year,

6 H + 4 S > 74

If This year, 8 hummingbirds pollinated the colony.

By putting H=8 in the above inequality,

We get,

6× 8 + 4 S > 74

⇒ 48 + 4 S > 74

⇒ 4 S > 26

⇒ S > 6.5

Hence the least number of sunbirds is 7.

chisnau chisnau · Answer 2 · 2019-09-09T21:42:49+02:00

Answer:

S > 6.5 means a minimum of 7 sun birds must pollinate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let H represent the number of hummingbirds and S represent the number of sun birds that must pollinate the colony so it can survive until next year.

Now the given inequality is :

[tex]6H+4S>74[/tex]

This year, 8 hummingbirds pollinated the colony, means we will put H = 8 in the inequality.

[tex]=> 6(8)+4S>74[/tex]

[tex]=> 48+4S>74[/tex]

[tex]=> 4S>74-48[/tex]

[tex]=> 4S>26[/tex]

Hence, [tex]S>6.5[/tex]

This, means a minimum of 7 sun birds must pollinate.