2. A diet needs to include at least 200 mg of Vitamin A and Vitamin B. These requirements are to be obtained from two types of food. Type X contains 16 mg of Vitamin A and 24 mg of Vitamin B per pound. Type Y contains 24 mg of Vitamin A and 16 mg of Vitamin B per pound. Type X food costs $15 and type Y food costs $12 per pound. a) Write the standard format for the problem. b) What is the minimum cost of the best diet? c) What is the mix of foods chosen to consume for the best diet?

2. A diet needs to include at least 200 mg of Vitamin A and Vitamin B. These requirements are to be obtained from two types of food. Type X contains 16 mg of Vitamin A and 24 mg of Vitamin B per pound. Type Y contains 24 mg of Vitamin A and 16 mg of Vitamin B per pound. Type X food costs $15 and type Y food costs $12 per pound. a) Write the standard format for the problem. b) What is the minimum cost of the best diet? c) What is the mix of foods chosen to consume for the best diet?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter2: Working With Real Numbers

Section2.3: Rules For Addition

Problem 9P

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