document.write( "Question 332969: Sales of Pharmaceuticals. In 2004, the Diabetic Express
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document.write( "charged $27.06 for a vial of Humulin insulin and $34.39
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document.write( "for a vial of Novolin Velosulin insulin. If a total of
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document.write( "$1565.57 was collected for 50 vials of insulin, how
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document.write( "many vials of each type were sold? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #238605 by benazir.sj@gmail.com(109)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let vial of Humulin insulin be X \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "vial of Novolin Velosulin insulin be Y \n" ); document.write( " X+Y=50 \n" ); document.write( "x=50 -Y--------------->(1) \n" ); document.write( "cost of vial of Humulin insulin =$27.06 \n" ); document.write( "cost of vial of Novolin Velosulin insulin = $34.39 \n" ); document.write( "total cost = $1565.57 \n" ); document.write( "ie, \n" ); document.write( "$27.06X +$ 34.39 Y =$1565.57-------------->(2) \n" ); document.write( "from (1)we know \n" ); document.write( "X=50-Y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$27.06(50-Y) +$34.39Y= $1565.57 \n" ); document.write( "27.06*50 -27.06Y +34.39Y =1565.57 \n" ); document.write( "1353 +7.33Y=1565.57 \n" ); document.write( "7.33Y=1565.57 -1353 \n" ); document.write( "7.33Y= 212.57 \n" ); document.write( "Y= 29 \n" ); document.write( "x=50-Y \n" ); document.write( "x=50-29 =21\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Number of Humulin insulin =21 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "Number of Novolin Velosulin insulin =29 \n" ); document.write( " |