You are the distributor for a certain brand of wine. The manager of a local liquor store has just called, wanting to know why this week’s order had not come in. You try to explain that your route driver called in sick this morning, but the manager demands the usual order and wants its delivered within the hour. Unfortunately, you do not know what the usual order is and you cannot reach the driver. A quick check of the account shows that during the months of April, May, and June, this customer was billed for $456, $474, and $499, respectively. The following matrix gives the price per case of each of your three kinds of wine during those months. Using Cramer’s rule find how many cases of each kind of wine constitute this store’s usual order.
rose burgundy rhine
April 20 24 18
may 20 24 21
june 25 24 21
You are the distributor for a certain brand of wine. The manager of a local liquor...
You are the distributor for a certain brand of wine. The manager of a local liquor store has just called, wanting to know why this week's order had not come in. You try to explain that your route driver called in sick this morning, but the manager demands the usual order and wants its delivered within the hour. Unfortunately, you do not know what the usual order is and you cannot reach the driver. A quick check of the account...
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