Formulate the following problem as a linear programming problem (DO NOT SOLVE): A dietician can purchase an ounce of chicken for $0.25 and an ounce of potatoes for $0.02. Each ounce of chicken contains 13 units of protein and 24 units of carbohydrates. Each once of potatoes contains 5 units of protein and 35 units of carbohydrates. The minimum daily requirements for the patients under the dieticians' care are 45 unites of protein and 50 units of carbohydrates. How many ounces of each type of food should the dietician purchase for each patient so as to minimize costs and at the same time insure the minimum daily requirements of protein and carbohydrates? (Let x1 equal the number of ounces of chicken and x2 the number of ounce of potatoes pruchased per patient)
Formulate the following problem as a linear programming problem (DO NOT SOLVE): A dietician can purchase an ounce of chicken for $0.25 and an ounce of potatoes for $0.02. Each ounce of chicken contains 13 units of protein and 24 units of carbohydrates. Each once of potatoes contains 5 units of protein and 35 units of carbohydrates. The minimum daily requirements for the patients under the dieticians' care are 45 unites of protein and 50 units of carbohydrates. How many ounces of each type of food should the dietician purchase for each patient so as to minimize costs and at the same time insure the minimum daily requirements of protein and carbohydrates? (Let x1 equal the number of ounces of chicken and x2 the number of ounce of potatoes pruchased per patient)
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