Elementary Technical Mathematics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781337630580
Author: Dale Ewen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9.4, Problem 7E
A farmer has two types of feed. One has 5% digestible protein and the other 15% digestible protein. How much of each type must be mixed to have 100 lb of 12% digestible-protein feed?
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Elementary Technical Mathematics
Ch. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 2ECh. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 4ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 5ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 6ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 7ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....Ch. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....
Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 11ECh. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 13ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 14ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 15ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 16ECh. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 18ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 19ECh. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 21ECh. 9.1 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 23ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 24ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 25ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 26ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 27ECh. 9.1 - Prob. 28ECh. 9.1 - Solve Exercises 27-30 graphically: In a concrete...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 30ECh. 9.2 - Solve each pair of linear equations by addition....Ch. 9.2 - Solve each pair of linear equations by addition....Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 3ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 4ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 5ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 6ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 7ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 8ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 9ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 10ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 14ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 9.2 - Solve each pair of linear equations by addition....Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 18ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 20ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 9.2 - Solve each pair of linear equations by addition....Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 26ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 27ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 32ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 9.2 - Solve each pair of linear equations by addition....Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 38ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 39ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 40ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 9.2 - Prob. 43ECh. 9.2 - Solve each pair of linear equations by addition....Ch. 9.3 - Solve, using the substitution method, and check;...Ch. 9.3 - Solve, using the substitution method, and check;...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 3ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 4ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 5ECh. 9.3 - Solve, using the substitution method, and check;...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 7ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 8ECh. 9.3 - Solve, using the substitution method, and check;...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 10ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 11ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 12ECh. 9.3 - Solve, using the substitution method, and check;...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 14ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 15ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 16ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 17ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 18ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 19ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 20ECh. 9.3 - Solve, using the substitution method, and check;...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 22ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 23ECh. 9.3 - Prob. 24ECh. 9.3 - Solve, using the substitution method, and check;...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 26ECh. 9.4 - A board 96 cm long is cut into two pieces so that...Ch. 9.4 - Find the capacity of two trucks if 6 trips of the...Ch. 9.4 - A plumbing contractor decides to field-test two...Ch. 9.4 - A bricklayer lays an average of 150 bricks per...Ch. 9.4 - Two welders worked a total of 48 h on a project....Ch. 9.4 - A contractor finds a bill for $1110 for 720...Ch. 9.4 - A farmer has two types of feed. One has 5%...Ch. 9.4 - A dairy farmer wants to make 125 lb of 12%...Ch. 9.4 - A farmer sells corn for $6.00/bu and soybeans for...Ch. 9.4 - A farmer has a 1.4% solution and a 2.9% solution...Ch. 9.4 - A farmer has a 6% solution and a 12% solution of...Ch. 9.4 - The sum of two capacitors is 85 microfarads (F)....Ch. 9.4 - Nine batteries are hooked in series to provide a...Ch. 9.4 - In a parallel circuit, the total current passing...Ch. 9.4 - How much of an 8% solution and a 12% solution...Ch. 9.4 - The total current in a parallel circuit with seven...Ch. 9.4 - A small single-cylinder engine was operated on a...Ch. 9.4 - In testing a hybrid engine, various solutions of...Ch. 9.4 - An engine on a test stand was operated at two...Ch. 9.4 - A technician stores a parts cleaner as a 65%...Ch. 9.4 - Amy has a 3% solution and an 8% solution of a...Ch. 9.4 - A lawn seed mix containing 8% bluegrass is mixed...Ch. 9.4 - When three identical compressors and five air...Ch. 9.4 - A hospital has 35% saline solution on hand. How...Ch. 9.4 - A nurse gives 1000 mL of an intravenous (IV)...Ch. 9.4 - A hospital has a 4% saline solution and an 8%...Ch. 9.4 - A medication is available in 2-mL vials and in...Ch. 9.4 - A salesman turns in a ticket on two carpets for...Ch. 9.4 - An apartment owner rents one-bedroom apartments...Ch. 9.4 - A sporting goods store carries two types of...Ch. 9.4 - The sum of two resistors is 550 . One is 4.5 times...Ch. 9.4 - The ratio of gravel to cement in a concrete mix is...Ch. 9.4 - A wire 120 cm long is to be cut into two pieces so...Ch. 9.4 - The sum of two resistances is 1500 . The larger is...Ch. 9.4 - A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. Its...Ch. 9.4 - A duct from a furnace forks into two ducts. The...Ch. 9.4 - The sum of three currents is 210 mA. Two currents...Ch. 9.4 - An experienced welder makes 53 as many welds as a...Ch. 9.4 - On a survey plat, the perimeter of a rectangular-...Ch. 9.4 - A supply duct is to run the perimeter of a...Ch. 9.4 - In a drawing, the perimeter of a room is 40 ft. If...Ch. 9.4 - A rectangular walkway in front of an office...Ch. 9.4 - If the length of a building is 212 times the width...Ch. 9.4 - The center-to-center distance between a fan and a...Ch. 9.4 - A carpenter starts with a board that is 12 ft long...Ch. 9.4 - Taughannock Falls near Ithaca, New York, is about...Ch. 9.4 - Ground corn and soybean meal are blended to...Ch. 9.4 - Two rental airplanes were flown a total of 54 h in...Ch. 9.4 - Jim bought both a municipal bond paying 3.5% and a...Ch. 9.4 - Chef Ruth has 90% lean ground beef and also 75%...Ch. 9.4 - A coffee shop has tables that seat 6 guests and...Ch. 9.4 - The Open Late Restaurant sells chili in cups and...Ch. 9 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations...Ch. 9 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations...Ch. 9 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations...Ch. 9 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations...Ch. 9 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations...Ch. 9 - Draw the graphs of each pair of linear equations...Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: x+y=72xy=2Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 3x+2y=11x+2y=5Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 3x5y=32x3y=1Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 2x3y=14x6y=5Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 3x+5y=86x4y=44Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 5x+7y=224x+8y=20Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: x+2y=33x+6y=9Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 3x+5y=52y=2xCh. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 5y4x=6x=12yCh. 9 - Solve each system of equations: 3x7y=69y=4x+5Ch. 9 - You can buy twenty 20-amp electrical switches and...Ch. 9 - The sum of the length and width of a rectangular...Ch. 9 - The sum of two inductors is 90 millihenrys (mH)....Ch. 9 - The sum of two lengths is 90 ft, and their...Ch. 9 - Solve each system of equations by the method...Ch. 9 - Prob. 2TCh. 9 - Prob. 3TCh. 9 - Prob. 4TCh. 9 - Prob. 5TCh. 9 - Prob. 6TCh. 9 - Prob. 7TCh. 9 - Prob. 8TCh. 9 - Prob. 9TCh. 9 - The perimeter of a rectangular lot is 600 m. The...Ch. 9 - The sum of two resistances is 550 . The difference...
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