The volume of a cube is 270cm cubed. Work out the length of its side rounded to 1 DP

Josephine has a great garden with and area of 2x2 + x - 6 square feet

Afurniture manufacturer produces chairs and sofas. each chair requires 10 yards of fabric, and each sofa requires 20 yards of fabric. the manufacturer has 300 yards of fabric available. to fulfill orders, the number of sofas must be at least twice the number of chairs. let x be the number of chairs and y the number of sofas. which inequalities are described in the problem? check all of the boxes that apply

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?