document.write( "Question 1202045: 1 company menufactures two products, A and B., each unit of A require 3 hours and esch unit of B roquires 5 labor hours. Dally manufacturing capacity is 150 labor hours.\r
\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "(i)If x units of Product A and y units of product B art manufactured each and all labor hours ure to be used, determine the linear equation as that requires the use of 150 labor hours per day,\r
\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "(ii)How many units of can be made each day if 25 of B
\n" );
document.write( "MANUFACTURED each day?
\n" );
document.write( "How many units of A can be made each week If 12 unity ofB are manufactured each day? (Assume a 5-day work week.) \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #836664 by math_tutor2020(3817) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Part (i)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = number of units of product A \n" ); document.write( "y = number of units of product B \n" ); document.write( "x,y are nonnegative whole numbers 0,1,2,3,4,...\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Each unit of product A needs 3 hours of labor. \n" ); document.write( "Making x units of them takes 3x hours of labor. \n" ); document.write( "Making y units of B takes 5y hours.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The total number of labor hours would be 3x+5y. \n" ); document.write( "The amount of labor hours available is 150 hours.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore we arrive at the equation 3x+5y = 150 when all available labor hours are used up.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Optionally we could solve for y, but I'll let the student do this part.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "========================================================================\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Part (ii)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug in y = 25 and solve for x. \n" ); document.write( "3x+5y = 150 \n" ); document.write( "3x+5*25 = 150 \n" ); document.write( "3x+125 = 150 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 150-125 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 25 \n" ); document.write( "x = 25/3 \n" ); document.write( "x = 8.333 (approximate) \n" ); document.write( "Round down to the nearest integer to determine that 8 units of product A can be manufactured per day when 25 units of B are made per day.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Repeat for y = 12 \n" ); document.write( "3x+5y = 150 \n" ); document.write( "3x+5*12 = 150 \n" ); document.write( "3x+60 = 150 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 150-60 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 90 \n" ); document.write( "x = 90/3 \n" ); document.write( "x = 30 \n" ); document.write( "If 12 units of B are made per day, then 30 units of product A can be made per day. \n" ); document.write( "Over the 5 day work week, 5*30 = 150 units of A can be made. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |