document.write( "Question 1160612: A type of pasta is made of a blend of quinoa and corn. The pasta company is not disclosing the percentage
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document.write( "of each ingredient in the blend but we know that the quinoa in the blend contains 14.5% protein, and the
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document.write( "corn in the blend contains 2.5% protein. Overall, each 60 gram serving of pasta contains 4 grams of
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document.write( "protein. Model a systems of equations for this problem and solve the system to find how much quinoa and
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document.write( "how much corn is in one serving of the pasta? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #783965 by Boreal(15235) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Q+C=60 \n" ); document.write( ".145Q+.025C=4 \n" ); document.write( "multiply bottom by -40 to eliminate C \n" ); document.write( "-5.8Q-C=-160 \n" ); document.write( "add the top \n" ); document.write( "-4.8Q=-100 \n" ); document.write( "Q=20.83 gm with 3.021 gm protein \n" ); document.write( "C=39.17 gm corn with 0.979 gm protein \n" ); document.write( " |