A dietitian in a hospital is to arrange a special diet using two foods. Each ounce of

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A dietitian in a hospital is to arrange a special diet using two foods. Each ounce of food M contains 30 units of calcium, 10 units of iron, and 10 units of vitamin A. Each ounce of food N contains 10 units of calcium, 10 units of iron, and 30 units of vitamin A. The minimum requirements in the diet are 360 units of calcium. 160 units of iron, and 240 units of vitamin A. If x is the number of ounces of food M used and y is the number of ounces of food N used, write a system of linear inequalities that reflects the conditions indicated. Find the set of feasible solutions graphically for the amount of each kind of food that can be used.
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College Mathematics for Business Economics Life Sciences and Social Sciences

ISBN: 978-0321614001

12th edition

Authors: Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl E. Byleen

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