document.write( "Question 295971: I need to develop a linear system of two equations that will show how many servings of each vegetable will give me the recommended daily allowance of calcuim and iron....
\n" ); document.write( "my known items are:
\n" ); document.write( "10 oz pkg of broccoli has 159 mg of calcium and 2.3 mg iron
\n" ); document.write( "1/2 c of corn has 3.3 mg of calcium and .3 mg of iron
\n" ); document.write( "the RDA of calcium is 1000 mg and RDA of iron is 18 mg\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i know that i will need 6 servings of broccoli and 16 servings of corn to get the RDA of each nutrient....but how would I write this out and be able to solve it? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i have gotten as far as x + y = 1018 mg
\n" ); document.write( " 6x + 16y = 1026 mg but now i am stuck...HELP! \n" ); document.write( "

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look at the nutrients individually\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for Ca ___ 159b + 3.3c = 1000\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for Fe ___ 2.3b + .3c = 18\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solving the simultaneous equations will give the number of servings needed
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