SOLUTION: The Red Cross wants to airlift supplies into a South American country which has experienced an earthquake. Four types of supplies each of which would be shipped in containers are b

Question 1178486: The Red Cross wants to airlift supplies into a South American country which has experienced an earthquake. Four types of supplies each of which would be shipped in containers are being considered. One container of a particular item weighs 120, 300, 250, and 500 pounds, respectively, for the four items. If the airplane to be used has a weight capacity of 60,000 pounds and xj equals the number of container shipped of item j:
(a) Determine the equation which ensures that the plane will be loaded to its weight capacity.
(b) If it is decided to devote this plane to one supply item only, how many containers could be shipped of each item?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

(a) 120x1 + 300x2 + 250x3 + 500x4 = 60,000

(b) 60000/120; 60000/300; 60000/250; 60000/500

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