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Assignment 1
Assignment 1
Assignment 1
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2. An international mining company has two mines in Voisey’s Bay and Hawk Ridge, Canada. The com-
position of the ore from each field is given in the following table.
How many tons of ore from each mine should be used to obtain exactly 6 tons of nickel and 8 tons of
copper?
3. A grain company wants to lease a fleet of 20 covered hopper railcars with a combined capacity of
108,000 cubic feet. Hoppers with three different carrying capacities are available: 3,000 cubic feet,
4,500 cubic feet, and 6,000 cubic feet.
4. In a laboratory experiment, rats are to be fed 5 packets of food containing a total of 80 units of vitamin
E. There are four different brands of food packets that can be used. A packet of brand A contains 5
units of vitamin E, a packet of brand B contains 10 units of vitamin E, a packet of brand C contains 15
units of vitamin E, and a packet of brand D contains 20 units of vitamin E. How many packets of each
brand should be mixed and fed to the rats? GIVE THE SYSTEM OF LINEAR EQUATIONS
REPRESENTING THE PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT SOLVE IT.