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11.8 Exercise 74

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Create a system of linear equations to describe the behavior. Then, solve the system for all solutions using Cramer’s Rule.

Your garden produced two types of tomatoes, one green and one red. The red weigh 10 oz, and the green weigh 4 oz. You have 30 tomatoes, and a total weight of 13 lb, 14 oz. How many of each type of tomato do you have?

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 11.8 Solving Systems with Cramer's Rule, exercise 74

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