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document.write( "Snack mix is made with peanuts and M&M's and must make at least 100 pounds to be packaged and sold. The mixture must contain at least 40 pounds of peanuts and must contain at least 20 pounds of M&M's. Peanuts cost $4 per pound and M&M's cost $3 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts and how many pounds of M&M's would minimize the total cost of the snack mix?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The mixture must contain at least 40 pounds of peanuts and must contain at least 20 pounds of M&M's.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Peanuts cost $4 per pound and M&M's cost $3 per pound.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many pounds of peanuts and how many pounds of M&M's would minimize the total cost of the snack mix?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m >= 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p >= 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+p >=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost = 3m + 4p <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with (20,80) cost = 3*20 + 4*80 = 60 + 320 = 380 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with (60,40) cost = 3*60 + 4*40 = 180 + 160 = 340 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Minimum cost comes with 60 lbs of M&M and 40 lbs of peanuts.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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