Concept explainers
To calculate:To find twosolutions for the below equation to find how much food can be bought with
Answer to Problem 2GP
The two solutions are
This means, when
And, when
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Equation is
Formula Used:
To solve an equation with multiple variables, we need to consider some random values for one of the variables and solve for the other one to find the solution.
Calculation:
Given equation is
Using the above explanation, we have -
Let the value of
Solving the above equation, we have :
Thus, the first solution is
This means, when
Using the same approach to find the other solution −
Let the value of
Solving the above equation, we have :
Thus, the second solution is
This means, when
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