A Company Manufactures Three Types of Cable

question 187

Multiple Choice

A company manufactures three types of cable. Cable A requires 3 black wires, 3 white wires, and 2 red wires. Cable B requires 1 black, 2 white, and 1 red. Cable C requires 2 black, 1 white, and 2 red. If 100 black wires, 110
White wires, and 90 red wires are required to complete an order, how many of each type of cable are in the
Order?

• A) 20 cable A, 30 cable B, 10 cable C
• B) 10 cable A, 30 cable B, 20 cable C
• C) 10 cable A, 103 cable B, 20 cable C
• D) 10 cable A, 30 cable B, 93 cable C

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