An animal feed to be mixed from soybean meal and oats must contain at least 168 lb of protein, 24 lb of fat, and 14 lb of mineral ash. Each sack of soybeans costs $21 and contains 70 Ib of protein, 8 lb of fat, and 7 lb of mineral ash. Each sack of oats costs $7 and contains 21 Ib of protein, 7 Ib of fat, and 1 lb of mineral ash. How many sacks of each should be used to satisfy the minimum requirements at minimum cost? Are the answers reasonable? How could they be interpreted? The minimum cost is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
Unitary Method
The word “unitary” comes from the word “unit”, which means a single and complete entity. In this method, we find the value of a unit product from the given number of products, and then we solve for the other number of products.
Speed, Time, and Distance
Imagine you and 3 of your friends are planning to go to the playground at 6 in the evening. Your house is one mile away from the playground and one of your friends named Jim must start at 5 pm to reach the playground by walk. The other two friends are 3 miles away.
Profit and Loss
The amount earned or lost on the sale of one or more items is referred to as the profit or loss on that item.
Units and Measurements
Measurements and comparisons are the foundation of science and engineering. We, therefore, need rules that tell us how things are measured and compared. For these measurements and comparisons, we perform certain experiments, and we will need the experiments to set up the devices.
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