SOLUTION: A pharmacist has two vitamin-supplement powders. The first powder is 15% vitamin B1 and 15% vitamin B2. The second is 5% vitamin B1 and 15% vitamin B2. How many milligrams of each
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Question 1073758: A pharmacist has two vitamin-supplement powders. The first powder is 15% vitamin B1 and 15% vitamin B2. The second is 5% vitamin B1 and 15% vitamin B2. How many milligrams of each of the two powders should the pharmacist use to make a mixture that contains 59 mg of vitamin B1 and 69 mg of vitamin B2?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x of the first powder
y of the second powder
Account for vitamin B1
Account for vitamin B2
Simple use of Elimination will let you solve for y, first.
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