document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=835994>Question 835994</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To produce sausage formulations, packers normally use lean beef, pork belly, and soy concentrate.  The manufacturer uses 3 percent soy in final sausage mass.  Water is added to the formulation as ice.  The final sausage must contain: 15 percent protein, 60 percent moisture, and 25 percent fat.  The ingredients contain the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lean beef- 20% protein, 67% moisture, 13% fat<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pork belly- 10% protein, 40 % moisture, 50% fat<BR>\n" );
document.write( "soy- 90% protein, 7% moisture, 0% fat\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much of each ingredient should be combined to make 600 kg of sausage emulsion? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #503904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=503904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b beef<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p pork<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w water as ice\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for Protein: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.2b%2B0.1p%2B0.9y%2B0%2Aw=0.15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.2b%2B0.1p%2B0.9y%2B0%2Aw=0.15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for Moisture:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.67b%2B0.4p%2B0.07y%2B1%2Aw=0.60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.67b%2B0.4p%2B0.07y%2B1%2Aw=0.60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for Fat:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.13b%2B0.5p%2B0%2Ay%2B0%2Aw=0.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.13b%2B0.5p%2B0%2Ay%2B0%2Aw=0.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a linear system of four equations in four unknown variables.  The ingredient accounting equations should be adjusted so whole number coefficients.  You would probably choose to use matrix operations to solve the system.  ( I myself would try to use some on-line matrix software to handle the system, like the one through purdue ). </SPAN>\n" );
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