A non toxic floor wax can be made from lemon juice and food grade linseed oil. the amount of oil should be twice the amount of lemon juice. how much of each ingredient is needed to make 36 ounces
of floor wax. let x represent the number of ounces of lemon juice and y represent the number of ounces of linseed oil.
Complete the system equations. Translate to a system of equations but do not solve. I want to see if mine is correct. x=1 x+y= x+2y=36
Lemon juice=x
Oil=2x
x+2x=3x=36
To translate the given information into a system of equations, we will consider the following:
Lemon juice (x): We represent the number of ounces of lemon juice as "x".
Linseed oil (y): We represent the number of ounces of linseed oil as "y".
1. "The amount of oil should be twice the amount of lemon juice."
This constraint can be expressed as y = 2x since the amount of oil (y) should be twice the amount of lemon juice (x).
2. "The total amount of floor wax is 36 ounces."
This information can be translated as x + y = 36 since the sum of the lemon juice and linseed oil should equal 36 ounces.
Hence, the system of equations is:
Equation 1: y = 2x
Equation 2: x + y = 36
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