Maximize $p = 7 x + 9 y$ Subject to the Following (Using the Simplex Method)

question 134

Multiple Choice

Maximize $p = 7 x + 9 y$ subject to the following (using the simplex method) .
$$\begin{aligned}9 x + 8 y & \leq 144 \\x + y & \geq 8 \\8 x + 9 y & \leq 144 \\x \geq 0 , y & \geq 0\end{aligned}$$

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