document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=304906>Question 304906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To pour a concrete sidewalk takes 2 hours of preparation and 3 hours of finishing. To pour a concrete patio takes 4 hours of preparation and 3 hours of finishing. There are 8 hours available for preparation and 21 hours available for finishing. ABC Concrete Company makes a profit of $450 on a sidewalk and $700 on a patio. How many sidewalks and patios should the company construct to maximize its profit? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set up a system of inequalities for this problem, identify all variables used, and give the objective function, but do not solve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p is the number of patios constructed.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To pour a concrete sidewalk takes 2 hours of preparation and 3 hours of finishing. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To pour a concrete patio takes 4 hours of preparation and 3 hours of finishing. There are 8 hours available for preparation and 21 hours available for finishing.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Inequalities:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Preparation: 2s + 4p <= 8 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finishing::: 3s + 3p <= 21 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " ABC Concrete Company makes a profit of $450 on a sidewalk and $700 on a patio. How many sidewalks and patios should the company construct to maximize its profit?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Objective Function: Profit = 450s + 700p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set up a system of inequalities for this problem, identify all variables used, and give the objective function, but do not solve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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