The container of a breakfast cereal usually lists the number

Last updated: 6/6/2023

The container of a breakfast cereal usually lists the number of calories and the amounts of protein carbohydrate and fat contained in one serving of the cereal The amounts for two common cereals are given below Suppose a mixture of these two cereals is to be prepared that contains exactly 295 calories 9 g of protein 48 g of carbohydrate and 8 g of fat a Set up a vector equation for this problem Include a state ment of what the variables in your equation represent b Write an equivalent matrix equation and then determine if the desired mixture of the two cereals can be prepared Nutrition Information per Serving General Mills Cheerios 110 4 20 2 Nutrient Calories Protein g Carbohydrate g Fat g Quaker 100 Natural Cereal 130 3 18 5