document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1006345>Question 1006345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L-Ribose costs $88 for 500 mg.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L-Gulose costs $213 for 100 mg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A customer orders a total of 3 grams of L-Ribose AND L-Gulose. If the total COST of the order is $1,505, how much L-Ribose in grams did the customer order?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm stumped about how to set this up with the unti conversion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thaks for your help.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for the cost of the order purchased.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(88/0.5)x+(213/0.1)y=1505\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slightly simplified, the system to solve, using x for quantity of L-Ribose and y for L-Gulose, is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x%2By=3%2C176x%2B2130y=1505%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x%2By=3%2C176x%2B2130y=1505%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The variables for x and y are in units of GRAMS as arranged here; not milligrams; but you could arrange differently if you preferred. </SPAN>\n" );
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