SOLUTION: Please Help...I am clueless The meteorologists at the National Interagency Fire Center had pizza delivered to their operations center. Their lunch consisted of pizza, milk and g

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Question 41892: Please Help...I am clueless
The meteorologists at the National Interagency Fire Center had pizza delivered to their operations center. Their lunch consisted of pizza, milk and gelatin. One slice of cheese pizza contains 290 calories, 15g of protein, 9g of fat, and 39g of carbohydrates. One-half cup of gelatin dessert contains 70 calories, 2g of protein, 0g of fat, and 17g of carbohydrates. One cup of whole milk contains 150 calories, 8g of protein, 8g of fat, and 11g of carbohydrates.

Write 1 x 4 matrices P, G, and M that represent the nutritional values of each food. Find 3P+2G+2M and tell what the entries represent.

Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
things like this are far simpler than they look, hidden in all the mass of English.

P = (matrix%281%2C4%2C290%2C15%2C9%2C39%29+)
G = (matrix%281%2C4%2C70%2C2%2C0%2C17%29+)
M = (matrix%281%2C4%2C150%2C8%2C8%2C11%29+)

3P = (matrix%281%2C4%2C870%2C45%2C27%2C117%29+)
2G = (matrix%281%2C4%2C140%2C4%2C0%2C34%29+)
2M = (matrix%281%2C4%2C300%2C16%2C16%2C22%29+)

so, 3P+2G+2M = ()
3P+2G+2M = (matrix%281%2C4%2C1310%2C65%2C43%2C173+%29+)

So, first, the question is a poor one because what is 3P+2G+2M? It doesn't explain that in the context of the question. So we have to guess and mathematics is not about guessing!

If i had to guess, then i would say that 3 slices of pizza, 2 half cups of gelatin and 2 cups of milk were consumed...but that is pure speculation.

All we can say is that 3 slices of pizza, 2 half cups of gelatin and 2 cups of milk have a combined 1310 calories, 65g of protein, 43g of fat and 173g of carbohydrates. But the question could have just asked that without all the extra spiel about meteorologists...waste of time, in my opinion!

jon.