One of the authors enjoys mixing his cereal, eating 2 cups of a combination of Cheerios and Kashi GOLEAN! Crunch each morning. Cheerios contain 3 grams of fiber per cup while Kashi GOLEAN! Crunch contains 8 grams of fiber per cup.t The author wants to eat 2 cups of cereal, consisting of a combination of Cheerios and Kashi, and wants his bowl of cereal to contain 12 grams of fiber. (a) What are the unknowns in this situation? O the number of cups of Cheerios the author should eat the number of cups of Cheerios and the number of cups of Kashi the author should eat the combined number of cups of Cheerios and Kashi the author should eat O the number of cups of Kashi the author should eat (b) Create a system of equations to model this situation. (Let c represent the number of cups of Cheerios the author eats and k the number of cups of Kashi he eats.) total amount of cereal grams of fiber

One of the authors enjoys mixing his cereal, eating 2 cups of a combination of Cheerios and Kashi GOLEAN! Crunch each morning. Cheerios contain 3 grams of fiber per cup while Kashi GOLEAN! Crunch contains 8 grams of fiber per cup.t The author wants to eat 2 cups of cereal, consisting of a combination of Cheerios and Kashi, and wants his bowl of cereal to contain 12 grams of fiber. (a) What are the unknowns in this situation? O the number of cups of Cheerios the author should eat the number of cups of Cheerios and the number of cups of Kashi the author should eat the combined number of cups of Cheerios and Kashi the author should eat O the number of cups of Kashi the author should eat (b) Create a system of equations to model this situation. (Let c represent the number of cups of Cheerios the author eats and k the number of cups of Kashi he eats.) total amount of cereal grams of fiber

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter5: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section5.2: Solve Systems Of Equations By Substitution

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