question archive Sam is mixing feed for her flock of chickens and wants to minimize the money she spends
Sam is mixing feed for her flock of chickens and wants to minimize the money she spends
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Sam is mixing feed for her flock of chickens and wants to minimize the money she spends. There are three ingredients which she can buy to put into the feed: wheat, soy, and barley. The total feed mixed need to be greater than 50 pounds. Additionally, to satisfy the chicken's nutrient requirements the feed must be at least 16% protein, at most 11% fat, and contain less than 2 Ibs of salt. Also, soy protein needs to make up at least 25% of the protein in feed. Wheat can be purchased for $15/lbs and soy can be purchased for $17/lbs. The first 2 Ibs of barley can be purchased for $10/lbs, the next 2 lbs of barley can be purchased for $15/lbs, and any additional barley can be purchased for $20/lbs. Write the algebraic form of the equation in the table below (hint: there are the exact number of rows and columns that you will need). The nutrients in the feeds are included in the following table: Feed Protein (%) Fat (% ) Salt (% ) Wheat 12 2 Soy 20 10 Barley 18 5 DV: Ci ST Constraint RHS
