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System of Equations Application Problem
System of Equations Application Problem
A coffee grower sells three blends of coffee. One bag of the house blend contains
300 grams of Colombian grain and 200 grams of French roasted grain. One bag of
the special blend contains 200 grams of Colombian grain, 200 grams of Kenyan
grain and 100 grams of French roasted grain. One bag of gourmet blend contains
100 grams of Colombian grain, 200 grams of Kenyan grain and 200 grams of
French roasted grain. The trader has on hand 30 kilograms of Colombian grain, 15
kilograms of Kenyan grain and 25 kilograms of French roasted grain.
I) Describe the matrix.
II) If you want to use all grains, find: how many bags of each type of mixture can
you make?
X1 X2 X3 Available Grams
In matrix form
3 2 1 300
2 1 2 250
0 2 2 150
We simplify
F1= F1-3F3 1 0 0 65
F2= F2+4F3 0 1 0 30
0 0 1 45
The following bags can be mixed in this way: