document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157870>Question 1157870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ABC Dairy Company wishes to make a new cheese from two of its current cheeses: Cheese X and Cheese Y. The mixture is to weight at least than 4 pounds and is to contain 6 ounces of the sharpness Ingredients S. Each pound of X costs $4 and contains 3 ounces of S, whereas each pound of Y costs $1 and contains one ounce of S. find the minimum cost of the mixture if the amount of Cheese Y cannot exceed the amount of Cheese X by more than one pound.     </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's amazing how many posts on this forum are so carelessly written that it is impossible to know what the real question is....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) \"...is to weight (sic) at least than 4 pounds...\"??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can guess that that is supposed to be \"at least 4 pounds...\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) \"... and is to contain 6 ounces of... S\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that is really EXACTLY 6 ounces, then the problem has no solution with the other restrictions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is also extremely unusual to have an optimization problem that involves equations instead of inequalities.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So is this supposed to say AT LEAST 6 ounces of S?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Re-post making the problem clear if you are serious about wanting help with it.<br><BR>\n" );
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