Question 1157870: 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.
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's amazing how many posts on this forum are so carelessly written that it is impossible to know what the real question is....
(1) "...is to weight (sic) at least than 4 pounds..."??
I can guess that that is supposed to be "at least 4 pounds..."
(2) "... and is to contain 6 ounces of... S"
If that is really EXACTLY 6 ounces, then the problem has no solution with the other restrictions.
It is also extremely unusual to have an optimization problem that involves equations instead of inequalities.
So is this supposed to say AT LEAST 6 ounces of S?
Re-post making the problem clear if you are serious about wanting help with it.
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