document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1086217>Question 1086217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A nursery uses two brands of fertilizer for rose bushes. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Brand A costs $3 per pound and provides 280 units of nutrients per pound. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Brand B costs $4 per pound and provides 180 units of nutrients per pound.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CONSTRAINTS: The nursery spends $100 or less for fertilizer and wants to provide at least 5200 units of nutrients. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because brand B contains a special nutrient that brand A does not, the nursery uses at least 4 pounds of brand B. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many pounds of each should the nursery use to minimize cost? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #700380 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=700380\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm using x in place of A and y in place of B,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So then graphing the constraints shows the feasible region and the vertices of the region A,B, and C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check the cost and nutrition level for each vertex.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it looks like,<BR>\n" );
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