Question

The equation that represents the canned goods order is 24x + 64y = 384, where x = number of minutes spent producing fruit cans, and y = number of minutes producing vegetable cans. If the vegetable assembly line runs for 3 minutes, how many minutes would the fruit assembly line need to run to complete the order of 384 cans? Explain.

Answer 1

Substitute 3 into the equation for y. Solve for x and find that x = 8. So if cans of vegetables are processed for 3 minutes, fruit needs to be processed for 8 minutes to complete the 384-can order.

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Answer 2

Answer: 8 minutes

Explanation:

Given equation: 24x + 64y = 384, that represents the canned goods order .

where x = number of minutes spent producing fruit cans,

and y = number of minutes producing vegetable cans.

If the vegetable assembly line runs for 3 minutes, then put y=3 in equation we get

`24x+64(3)=384\\\Rightarrow24x+192=384\\\Rightarrow24x=384-192\\\Rightarrow24x=192\\\Rightarrow\ x=(192)/(24)\\\Rightarrow\ x=8`

Therefore, the fruit assembly line need to run to complete the order of 384 cans in 18 minutes.