You're on a special diet and know that your daily requirement of five nutrients is 60 milligrams of vitamin C, 1000 milligrams of calcium,18 milligrams of iron, 20 milligrams of niacin, and 360 milligrams of magnesium. You have two supplements to choose from Vega Vita and Happy Health. Vega Vita costs 20 cents per tablet, and Happy Health costs 30 cents per tablet. Vega vita contains 20 milligrams of vitamin C, 500 milligrams of calcium, 9 milligrams of iron, 2 milligrams of niacin, and 60 milligrams of magnesium. Happy health contains 30 milligrams of vitamin C, 250 milligrams of calcium, 2 milligrams of iron, 10 milligrams of niacin, and 90 milligrams of magnesium. How many of each tablet should you take each day to meet your minimum requirements while spending the least amount of money?

You're on a special diet and know that your daily requirement of five nutrients is 60 milligrams of vitamin C, 1000 milligrams of calcium,18 milligrams of iron, 20 milligrams of niacin, and 360 milligrams of magnesium. You have two supplements to choose from Vega Vita and Happy Health. Vega Vita costs 20 cents per tablet, and Happy Health costs 30 cents per tablet. Vega vita contains 20 milligrams of vitamin C, 500 milligrams of calcium, 9 milligrams of iron, 2 milligrams of niacin, and 60 milligrams of magnesium. Happy health contains 30 milligrams of vitamin C, 250 milligrams of calcium, 2 milligrams of iron, 10 milligrams of niacin, and 90 milligrams of magnesium. How many of each tablet should you take each day to meet your minimum requirements while spending the least amount of money?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter9: Systems Of Equations And Inequalities

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8T

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