Set Up the Linear Programming Problem

question 41

Multiple Choice

Set up the linear programming problem.
-A dietitian needs to purchase food for patients. She can purchase an ounce of chicken for $0.25 and anounce of potatoes for $0.02. The dietician is bound by the following constraints.∙ Each ounce of chicken contains 13 grams of protein and 24 grams of carbohydrates.∙ Each ounce of potatoes contains 5 grams of protein and 35 grams of carbohydrates.∙ The minimum daily requirements for the patients under the dietitianʹs care are 45 grams of protein and 58grams of carbohydrates.Let x = the number of ounces of chicken and y = the number of ounces of potatoes purchased per patient.Write a system of inequalities that describes these constraints.

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