document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=842947>Question 842947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> James researched these nutrition facts:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 g of soy milk has 0.005 g of carbohydrates and 0.030 g of protein.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 g of vegtables has 0.14 g of carbohydrates and 0.030 g of protein.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "James wants his lunch to have 50 g of carbohydrates and 20 g of protein.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many grams of soy milk and vegtables does he need? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #507790 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39626)</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=507790\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x for grams of milk(soy) and y for grams of vegetables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for carbohydrates:(0.005)x+(0.14)y=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+140y=50000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+28y=10000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for protein:  (0.030)x+(0.030)y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3y=2000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may want to try adjustment of these for use of the Elimination Method, the system being:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+28y=50000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+3y=2000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+84y=300000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+3y=2000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "81y=300000-2000=298000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=298000/81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3679 grams of vegetables  (probably wrong)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+28y=50000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50000-28y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50000-28(3679)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-53012 Which obviously makes no sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either I made a mistake which I have not found (after rechecking the whole solution once) or one of your given datum is wrong.  This would otherwise be a reasonably simple two-variable linear system exercise. </SPAN>\n" );
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