Question 353040: A pharmacist wishes to fill a total of 200 capsules, some 3-grain and 2-grain capsules, using 520 grains of a certain drug. How many capsules of each kind does he fill?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A pharmacist wishes to fill a total of 200 capsules, some 3-grain and 2-grain capsules, using 520 grains of a certain drug. How many capsules of each kind does he fill?
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Let "a" be number of 2-grain capsules
Let "b" be number of 3-grain capsules
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Quantity:::: a + b = 200 capsules
Grains Eq:::2a + 3b = 520 grains
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Multiply thru 1st equation by 2 to get:
2a + 2b = 2*200
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Subtract that from the Grains Eq. and solve for "b":
b = 120 (# of 3-grain capsules)
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Since a+b = 200, a = 80 (# of 2-grain capsules)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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