document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205320>Question 205320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have 600 meters of fabric, 3 products with 3 different yields, 1st product yields 1.5 per meter, 2nd product yields 2 per meter, 3rd yields 3 per meter need to produce 3 equal amounts of product. I want this in an excel spread sheet and cannot solve. This is a real life question no textbook </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have the total length of fabric, so you neeed the lengths of the products\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"1st product yields 1.5 per meter\" ___ Lf = 1 / 1.5 = 2 / 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"2nd product yields 2 per meter\" ___ Ls = 1 / 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"3rd yields 3 per meter\" ___ Lt = 1 / 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = \"amount of each product\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(Lf) + x(Ls) + x(Lt) = 600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 x + 1/2 x + 1/3 x = 600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying by 6 (Lowest Common Denominator) ___ 4x + 3x + 2x = 3600 ___ 9x = 3600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by 9 ___ x = 400 </SPAN>\n" );
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