document.write( "Question 1083423: A moving company wants to purchase a minimum of 10 trucks with a load capacity of at least 25 tons.\r
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document.write( "Truck A holds 2 tons and costs $15 000
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document.write( "Truck B holds 3 tons and costs $20 000\r
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document.write( "Let A be the number of model A trucks.
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document.write( "Let B be the number of model B trucks.
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document.write( "Let C be the load capacity in tons
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document.write( "Let P be the price of the trucks\r
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document.write( "Which of the following represents the load capacity of the trucks? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #697415 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You forgot to post the answer choices.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However, the answer should be something like 2A+3B or C = 2A+3B\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Explanation:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = number of model A trucks \n" ); document.write( "2*A = total capacity of just the model A trucks \n" ); document.write( "Note: 2A is the same as 2*A so let's just write 2A from now on\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B = number of model B trucks \n" ); document.write( "3*B = total capacity of just the model B trucks \n" ); document.write( "Note: similar to the last note above, 3*B = 3B so let's write 3B from now on\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We have 2A tons from the model A trucks and 3B tons from the model B trucks. \n" ); document.write( "Add up these expressions to get 2A+3B which is the total capacity of all the trucks (both models included).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If C is the total capacity, then we can say \n" ); document.write( "C = 2A+3B \n" ); document.write( " |