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Nutrition Pavan wants to add a sliced carrot and green pepper salad to his dinner each day to help him meet some of his nutritional needs. The nutritional information and costs per cup are contained in the given chart. He would like for his salad to contain at least 15 g of fiber, 100 mg of calcium, and 100 mg of Vitamin C. How many cups of sliced carrots and peppers should he use to make his salad for the least cost?
Carrots |
Green Peppers |
|
Fiber Calcium Vitamin C |
3.4 g 40 mg 7.2 mg |
1.6 g 9 mg 74.0 mg |
Cost |
$.21 |
$.42 |
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