document.write( "Question 446440: When three pumps, A, B, C, are running together, they can pump 3200 gal per hour. When only A and B are running, 1800 gal per hour can be pumped, when only A and C are running 2000 gal_per hour can be pumped. What is the pumping capacity of each pump?
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document.write( " $6300 is invested, part of it at !0% and part of it at 6%. For a certain year, the total yield is $502.00 How much was invested at each rate?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #307466 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A= xgal/h, B=ygal/h, C= zgal/h\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y+z=3200....1 \n" ); document.write( "x+y=1800......2 \n" ); document.write( "x+z= 2000......3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply (2) by -1 and add to (1) \n" ); document.write( "-x-y=-1800 \n" ); document.write( "add it to (1) \n" ); document.write( "z=1400 \n" ); document.write( "In eq(3) \n" ); document.write( "x+z=2000 \n" ); document.write( "plug z \n" ); document.write( "x+1400=2000 \n" ); document.write( "x=600 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Plug x & z in (1) \n" ); document.write( "600+y+1400=3200 \n" ); document.write( "y=1200 \n" ); document.write( "..................... \n" ); document.write( "Part I 10.00% per annum \n" ); document.write( "Part II 6.00% per annum \n" ); document.write( "x+y=6300 ------------------------1 \n" ); document.write( "10.00%x+ 6.00%y=$502.00 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 100 \n" ); document.write( "10x+6y=$50,200.00 --------2 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (1) by -10 \n" ); document.write( "we get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-10x-10y=-63000.00 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Add this to (2) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-4y=-$12,800.00 \n" ); document.write( "divide by -4 \n" ); document.write( "y=$3,200.00 investment at 6.00% \n" ); document.write( "Balance $3,100.00 investment at 10.00%\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |