Academic English for engineers

Task 3 Present mathematical problems and solutions

Work individually or in pairs. Your teacher will assign you either Problem 2 or 3. Solve the
Step 1
problem using the same method described by Dr Olek.

Problem 2
A company makes two types of ink cartridge, GR100 and UH200. Because of limitations on
production capacity, no more than 200 GR100 ink cartridges and 170 UH200 ink cartridges can be
produced daily. To satisfy a contract, a total of at least 200 ink cartridges must be shipped each
day.

If each GR100 ink cartridge sold results in a $2 loss and each UH200 ink cartridge produces a $5
profit, how many of each type should be made a day to maximize profits?

Problem 3
You have exactly 32 units of ethanol and 54 units of water. You plan to mix as many units as
possible of ethanol solution in water to concentrations A and B. Each unit of liquid with
concentration A requires 4 units of ethanol and 1 unit of water. Each unit of liquid with
concentration B requires 1 unit of ethanol and 6 units of water.

Find the maximum number of units you can mix.

Notes

Work with a new partner who was given the same problem. Do your answers agree? Did
Step 2
you use the same method to arrive at your solution?

If you did not successfully solve your problem, ask your partner for help.

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