Section: Math

9) A condiment company has produced a new 32-ounce bottle mixing their two most famous flavors, Sizzling Sriracha Sauce and Mayo Must Dijon. The sriracha blend contains 0.26% tabasco as the active ingredient while Mayo Must features 0.38% of honey dijon for a total of .083 ounces of active ingredients. Solving which of the following systems of equations will give you the number of ounces of Sizzling Sriracha Sauce, z, and Mayo Must Dijon, m, that are in the new bottle? 

1. z+m=32
   0.0026z+0.0038m=0.083
2. z+m=0.083
   0.0026z+0.0038m=32
3. z+m=32
   0.26z+0.38m=0.083
4. z+m=32
   0.026z+0.38m=0.083

Start with the simplest equation to figure out. The bottle is a mix of only two products (z and m) and since it's 32 ounces in volume, you have z+m=32. This eliminates Answer 2 straightaway. As for the other two incorrect answers (3 and 4), they give themselves away by the incorrect percent to decimal conversion, leaving Answer 1 as the best choice.