Suppose That in a Hospital Ward, the Patients Can Be

question 98

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in a hospital ward, the patients can be grouped into two general categories depending on their condition and the amount of solid foods they require in their diet. A combination of two diets is used for solid foods because they supply essential nutrients for recovery. The table below summarizes the patient groups and their minimum daily requirements. Let x represent number of servings of Diet A and y represent number of servings of Diet B. Write the inequalities that describe how many servings of each diet are needed to provide the nutritional requirements.

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