document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983057>Question 983057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pls help solve below two questions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question No. 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3 - y/4 = 2x - y +12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A Company manufactures two different products, A and B. Each unit of product A costs $6 to produce and each unit of product B costs $4. The Company insists that total costs for the two products be $500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Define the cost equation which states that the total cost of producing x units of product A and y units of product B equals $500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Assuming the Company has agreed to fill an order for 50 units of product A, how many units of product B should be produced if total costs are to be kept at $500? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #603859 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=603859\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) x/3 - y/4 = 2x - y +12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of = by 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 3y = 24x - 12y + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9y = 20x + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (20x/9) + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is a line, here is its graph.  note that each point(x,y) on the line is a solution, for example (0, 16) is a solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here is its graph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) let x be the number of product A items and y be the number of product B items, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 6x + 4y = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) (6*50) + 4y = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 + 4y = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 50, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 units of product B should be produced \r<BR>\n" );
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