Formulate but do not solve the problem. Mr. and Mrs. Garcia have a total of $125,000 to be invested in stocks, bonds, and a money market account. The stocks have a rate of return of 11%/year, while the bonds and the money market account pay 8%/year and 4%/year, respectively. The Garcias have stipulated that the amount invested in the money market account should be equal to the sum of 15% of the amount invested in stocks and 20% of the amount invested in bonds. How should the Garcias allocate their resources if they require an annual income of $11,000 from their investments? (Let x, y, and z denote the amount, in dollars, in stocks, bonds, and money markets, respectively.)          = 125,000        = 11,000        =z

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Mr. and Mrs. Garcia have a total of $125,000 to be invested in stocks, bonds, and a money market account. The stocks have a rate of return of 11%/year, while the bonds and the money market account pay 8%/year and 4%/year, respectively. The Garcias have stipulated that the amount invested in the money market account should be equal to the sum of 15% of the amount invested in stocks and 20% of the amount invested in bonds. How should the Garcias allocate their resources if they require an annual income of $11,000 from their investments? (Let x, y, and z denote the amount, in dollars, in stocks, bonds, and money markets, respectively.)
 
       = 125,000
       = 11,000
       =z
 
 
Formulate but do not solve the problem.

The Johnson Farm has 500 acres of land allotted for cultivating corn and wheat. The cost of cultivating corn and wheat (including seeds and labor) is $44 and $30 per acre, respectively. Jacob Johnson has $17,800 available for cultivating these crops. If he wishes to use all the allotted land and his entire budget for cultivating these two crops, how many acres of each crop should he plant? (Let x and y denote the number of acres of corn and wheat, respectively.)
 
 
                                    = 500
 
 
                                = 17,800

 

Solve the system of linear equations using the Gauss-Jordan elimination method.

2x  +  4y  −  6z  =  42
x  +  2y  +  3z  =  3
3x  −  4y  +  4z  =  −16
(x, y, z) = 
 
 
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