Personal Finance

[prog_tom]

John Miles Long knows that his mommy charges customers a certain amount per visit, plus a fixed price for delivery. The checks that John Miles Long wrote for the last two deliveries were $260 for 1 cord of wood and $377.50 for 1 and 1/2 cords of wood. HOw much will it cost to have 2 cords of wood delivered?

Please use a system of linear equations(2 variables), and linear equation(only 1 variable) to solve this.

[filburt1]

Who is this John Miles Long individual?

Oh yeah, the deer detonator

[prog_tom]

anyone/

[JungleMan]

$495

assumes that its $235 for a cord plus $25 for shipping

check those figures, i'm too lazy, but i think they are right

[prog_tom]

Correct. But uh, can you show me how you got it?

[rjlohan]

Well considering the terrible explanation of the problem, you're lucky anyone answered it right, but here you go:

Justin - you're right for a change...


(x = Cost of Cord, y = Cost of Delivery)

#1: x + y = 260 (1 cord of wood = $260)

#2: 3/2 x + y = 377.5 (1 1/2 cords of wood = $377.50)

#2: 3x + 2y = 755 (algebra)

From #1) x = 260 - y

Put that into #2) 3(260 - y) + 2y = 755

:780 - y = 744
y= 25

y = $25

x = 260 - 25

x = $235

[prog_tom]

Another question:

If you want to make bread pudding but only have two eggs, how many cups of bread should you use?

If:

Bread Pudding Receipi:
5 cups of milk
3 eggs
3 cups bread pieces

Please show your work.

[rjlohan]

Well if you have two eggs, and the recipe asks for 3, obviously you have 2/3 of the requirements, so you need 2/3 of everything else, and in the case of the bread: 2 cups...

[DragonFly]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by prog_tom
[B]John Miles Long knows that his mommy charges customers a certain amount per visit, plus a fixed price for delivery.

Sounds like John's mommy might really be in a whole different line
of work

[prog_tom]

Extraordinary...

Paul Gill wants to use up one dozen eggs and a half gallons of milk.(1 gal = 16 cups) He decides to make some flan and bread pudding. How many recipes of each can he make?

Flan:
2 cups milk
6 eggs
1/2 cup sugar

[barrk]

Sounds like Tom wants us to do his algebra homework.

[rjlohan]

Dude this stuff isn't hard - do it yourself...

[prog_tom]

I am not Englishman. I cannot understand English...

[beachbum]

Sometimes prog_tom is so weird that i am almost sure he is an imposter and some other times he is so weird that I am sure it is just prog_tom.

[rjlohan]

All I know is that Paul Gill should rethink his recipes - 'cause he can't do it...

[plenderj]

Christ almighty its only simultaneous equations...

[rjlohan]

Ok, but to be fair to prog_tom, the question is somewhat unclear... are we supposed to find out how many flans this bloke can whip up with a half-gallon of milk and 12 eggs, AND how many puddings, or what combination of each will result in exactly 1/2 gallon and 12 eggs being used...

Either way it's a stupid answer - this bloke should be out whacking some shrimp on the barby or something - not delving into his missus' Woman's Weekly cookbooks...

[prog_tom]

English is full of madness.
I think, the recipe cannot be created. Because he doesn't have sugar, and bread pieces.
AM I RIGHT?

[DavidHooper]

Don't forget the baked anchovies with prawn sauce...

(I've been away from the board for a while, working on recurrence (recurrance?) relations. Anything developed in my absence?! Oh right, don't answer that one.)

[rjlohan]

No, I doubt it very much. I believe you are just to assume that the sugar and bread are not part of the issue here, you only need to take into account the milk and eggs...