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| Question 941608:  A person is ordered by doctor to take 15 units of vitamin A, 11 units of vitamin D, and 9 units of vitamin E each day. There are three brands of vitamin supplement available: brand X contains 2, 1, and 2 units, brand Y contains 3, 2, and 2 units and brand Z contains 4, 4, and 1 units of vitamin A, D, and E, respectively. How many pills of each brand will provide the required amounts of vitamin?  ___ pills of brand X, ___ pills of brand Y and  ___ pills of brand Z.
 
 Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = pills of brand X y = pills of brand Y
 z = pills of brand Z
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 units of A, D, and E per brand:
 X: 2, 1, and 2
 Y: 3, 2, and 2
 Z: 4, 4, and 1
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 units of A, D, and E required by doctor:
 15, 11, and 9
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 the linear system
 2x + 3y + 4z = 15
 1x + 2y + 4z = 11
 2x + 2y + 1z = 9
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 put the system of linear equations into standard form
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 2x + 3y + 4z = 15
 1x + 2y + 4z = 11
 2x + 2y + 1z = 9
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 solution:
 x = 1
 y = 3
 z = 1
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