document.write( "Question 826380: I want to make 2 gallons of a drink that is 60% cranberry juice and 40% apple juice. How many gallons of 100% apple juice do I need to mix with an 80% cranberry/20% apple blend to achieve this result? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 100% apple juice
\n" ); document.write( "y = 80/20 cranberry/apple juice
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\n" ); document.write( "cranberry:
\n" ); document.write( "60*2 = 0x + 80y
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\n" ); document.write( "apple:
\n" ); document.write( "40*2 = 100x + 20y
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\n" ); document.write( "linear system:
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\n" ); document.write( "120 = 80y
\n" ); document.write( "80 = 100x + 20y
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\n" ); document.write( "put the system of linear equations into standard form:
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\n" ); document.write( "80y = 120
\n" ); document.write( "100x + 20y = 80
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\n" ); document.write( "solution:
\n" ); document.write( "x = 100% apple juice = 0.5 gallons
\n" ); document.write( "y = 80/20 cranberry/apple juice = 1.5 gallons
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\n" ); document.write( "system matrix
\n" ); document.write( "0 80
\n" ); document.write( "100 20
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\n" ); document.write( "inverse of system matrix
\n" ); document.write( "-0.0025 0.01
\n" ); document.write( "0.0125 0
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\n" ); document.write( "determinant of system matrix = -8000
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