How would I set up and solve this problem in a matrix form?

Brady F. asked:


For example, consider an accountant who prepares tax returns. Suppose a form 1040EZ requires $12 in computer resources to process and 22 minutes of the accountant’s time. Assume a form 1040A takes $25 in computer resources and needs 48 minutes of the accountant’s time. If the accountant can spend $630 on computer resources and has 1194 minutes available, how many forms of 1040EZ and 1040A can the accountant process?

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bandaidsrcool March 5, 2009 at 3:10 am

‘and the pill taker looks into banking’
red or blue?

Larry B March 6, 2009 at 11:44 am

Say n1 is #1040EZ’s and n2 is #1040A’s. The matrix eq would be (two verticle brackets are 1 bracket)
[12 25][n1]=[630 ]
[22 48][n2] [1190]

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