1. Jeremiah is making a shake by mixing two different protein powders, measured in ounces. The strawberry-flavored powder has 4 grams of protein per ounce. The banana-flavored powder has 3 grams of protein per ounce. He wants the drink to have a total of 6 ounces of powder and contain 22 grams of protein.

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1.	Jeremiah is making a shake by mixing two different protein powders, measured in ounces. The strawberry-flavored powder has 4 grams of protein per ounce. The banana-flavored powder has 3 grams of protein per ounce. He wants the drink to have a total of 6 ounces of powder and contain 22 grams of protein.

undeadknight26 · Answer

a.	Create a system of linear equations to represent the situation that will determine the exact number of ounces needed for each power.

undeadknight26 · Answer

@MJForever @ash2326 @abb0t @phi @mathstudent55 @campbell_st @Xishem @emilyhaddad @esshotwired please help!

esshotwired · Answer

solve for $y$ in the first equation and get $y=6-x$ then substitute it in to the second equation and get $$4x+3(6-x)=22$$ and solve that one for $x$

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undeadknight26 · Answer

thx!