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Question 1173537: A town is organizing a Fourth of July Parade. There will be two sizes of floats in the parade as shown below. A space of 10 feet will be left after each float.
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The total length of the parade is the number of large floats times 40' plus the number of small floats times 25'.

Large	Small  Length   Cost
  0       8     200     2400  Too long	
  0	  7	175	2100  Possible
  0	  6	150	1800  Possible
  0       5     125     1500  Too Short
  1       7     215     2700  Too Long, Over Budget
  1	  6	190	2400  Possible
  1	  5	165	2100  Possible
  1       4     140     1800  Too Short
  2       5     205     2700  Too Long, Over Budget
  2	  4	180	2400  Possible
  2	  3	155	2100  Possible
  2       2     130     1800  Too Short
  3       4     220     3000  Too Long, Over Budget 
  3	  3	195	2700  Over Budget
  3	  2	170	2400  Possible
  3       1     145     2100  Too Short
  4       2     210     3000  Too Long, Over Budget
  4	  1	185	2700  Over Budget
  4       0     160     2400  Possible
  5       0     200     3000  Too Long, Over Budget



Note that zero large and eight small is an invalid combination because that would be exactly 200 feet and 200 feet is NOT less than 200 feet. Furthermore, you cannot discount the 10 feet required behind each float even for the last float since the problem doesn't say "10 feet will be left after each float except for the last float" Five large and zero small is invalid for the same reasons.

Zero large and six small IS a valid combination because 150 IS at least 150.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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