ROA Agri Feeds Corporation produces specially blended feed supplements. It has an order of 400 kilograms of the mixture. This consists of two ingredients: a source of protein and a source of carbohydrates. The first ingredient costs P6.00 a kg. The second ingredient costs P16.00 a kg. The mixture cannot be more than 150 kilograms and it must have at least 200 kilograms of second ingredient. The company’s problem is to determine how much of each ingredient to use to minimize cost but satisfy the requirements.

ROA Agri Feeds Corporation produces specially blended feed supplements. It has an order of 400 kilograms of the mixture. This consists of two ingredients: a source of protein and a source of carbohydrates. The first ingredient costs P6.00 a kg. The second ingredient costs P16.00 a kg. The mixture cannot be more than 150 kilograms and it must have at least 200 kilograms of second ingredient. The company’s problem is to determine how much of each ingredient to use to minimize cost but satisfy the requirements.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter6: Systems Of Linear Equations And Inequalities

Section6.1: Graphing Systems Of Equations

Problem 59PFA

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