SOLUTION: A high school band trip will require renting buses and trucks to transport no fewer than 100 students and 18 or more large instruments. Each bus can accommodate 40 students plus 3
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Question 1134590: A high school band trip will require renting buses and trucks to transport no fewer than 100 students and 18 or more large instruments. Each bus can accommodate 40 students plus 3 large instruments; it costs $350 to rent. Each truck can accommodate 10 students plus 6 large instruments and costs $200 to rent. How many of each type of vehicle should be rented for the cost to be minimized? what is the minimum cost?
this is a linear programming question
Answer by ikleyn(52800) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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