WORD PROBLEMS
Algebra
Step 3.
Total Electrical Output = Sum of the Electrical Outputs of the
Three Facilities.
600
x
3x
3x
2
50
Step 4.
Solving for x:
x
3x
3x
2
50
600
2x
2
6x
2
3x
2
600
50
11x
2
550
11x = 1100
x = 100
Solving for the other unknowns:
3x = 3(100)
3x = 300
1
2
(3x)
50
1
2
(300)
50
1
2
(3x)
50
150
50
1
2
(3x)
50
200
Answers:
Electrical Output of the Smallest Facility = 100 Mw
Electrical Output of the Largest Facility = 300 Mw
Electrical Output of the Third Facility = 200 Mw
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