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iveyjurea

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Solve the linear programming problem.

A doctor has told a sick patient to take vitamin pills. The patient needs at least 6 units of vitamin A and at least 6 units of vitamin B. The red vitamin pills cost each and contain 1 unit of A and 2 units of B. The blue vitamin pills cost each and contain 2 units of A and 1 unit of B.  To avoid indigestion, the patient should take no more than 4 red pills and no more than 7 blue pills. How many pills should the patient take each day to minimize costs?
◦ 0 red and 6 blue
◦ 4 red and 7 blue
◦ 4 red and 1 blue
◦ 2 red and 2 blue
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Reply #1 on: Feb 28, 2021
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