A patient takes vitamin pills. Each day he must have at least 300 IU of vitamin A, 15 mg of vitamin B1, and 60 mg of vitamin C. He can choose between pill 1, which contains 180 IU of vitamin A, 3 mg of vitamin B1, and 10 mg of vitamin C, and pill 2, which contains 30 IU of vitamin A, 3 mg of vitamin B1, and 20 mg of vitamin C. Pill 1 costs 10¢, and pill 2 costs 30¢. Complete parts a and b below. a. How many of each pill should he buy in order to minimize his cost? What is the minimum cost? He should buy of pill 1 and of pill 2. The minimum cost is $. (Simplify your answers. Type integers or decimals.)

A patient takes vitamin pills. Each day he must have at least 300 IU of vitamin A, 15 mg of vitamin B1, and 60 mg of vitamin C. He can choose between pill 1, which contains 180 IU of vitamin A, 3 mg of vitamin B1, and 10 mg of vitamin C, and pill 2, which contains 30 IU of vitamin A, 3 mg of vitamin B1, and 20 mg of vitamin C. Pill 1 costs 10¢, and pill 2 costs 30¢. Complete parts a and b below. a. How many of each pill should he buy in order to minimize his cost? What is the minimum cost? He should buy of pill 1 and of pill 2. The minimum cost is $. (Simplify your answers. Type integers or decimals.)

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A patient takes vitamin pills. Each day he must have at least 300 IU of vitamin A, 15 mg of vitamin B1, and 60 mg of vitamin C. He can choose between pill 1, which contains
180 IU of vitamin A, 3 mg of vitamin B1, and 10 mg of vitamin C, and pill 2, which contains 30 IU of vitamin A, 3 mg of vitamin B1, and 20 mg of vitamin C. Pill 1 costs 10¢,
and pill 2 costs 30¢. Complete parts a and b below.
a. How many of each pill should he buy in order to minimize his cost? What is the minimum cost?
He should buy of pill 1 and of pill 2. The minimum cost is $.
(Simplify your answers. Type integers or decimals.)

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