Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 69

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-A doctor has told a patient to take vitamin pills. The patient needs at least 28 units of vitamin A, at least 8 units of vitamin C, and at least 76 units of vitamin D. The red vitamin pills cost 20¢ each and contain 8 units of A, 1
Unit of C, and 7 units of D. The blue vitamin pills cost 40¢ each and contain 3 units of A, 1 unit of C, and 11 units
Of D. How many pills should the patient take each day to minimize costs?

• A) 8 red and 0 blue
• B) 4 red and 4 blue
• C) 3 red and 5 blue
• D) 5 red and 3 blue

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