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Chapter P, Problem 46PS

A hospital wishes to provide for its patients a diet that has a minimum of 100 g of carbohydrates, 60 g of protein, and 40 g of fats per day. These requirements can be met with two foods:

Food Carbohydrates Protein Fats
A 6 g/oz 3 g/oz 1 g/oz
B 2 g/oz 2 g/oz 2 g/oz

It is also important to minimize costs; food A costs $0.14 per ounce and food B costs $0.06 per ounce. How many ounces of each food should be bought for each patient per day to meet the minimum daily requirements at the lowest cost?

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