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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Baskets of fruit are prepared for sale at a festival. The basic basket has two apples, two peaches and three mangoes. The deluxe basket has six apples, three peaches and four mangoes. The super deluxe basket has ten apples, five peaches and five mangoes. Altogether there are 420 apples, 310 peaches and 430 mangoes. How many of each type of basket were made up? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "FRUIT           APPLES     PEACHES   MANGOS\r\n" );
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document.write( "basic             2          2        3\r\n" );
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document.write( "deluxe            6          3        4\r\n" );
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document.write( "super deluxe     10          5        5\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTALS         420         310      430\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Variables, b, d, and z
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Looking at the basic baskets,
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\n" ); document.write( "Do similarly for the other two baskets, and you'll have three equations in three unknowns, and you can setup matrices and do what you need to with them. \n" ); document.write( "

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