Question 442729: A nutritionist must meet certain requirments and yet keep the weight of a package to a minimum. He is considering combining two foods which are packaged in tubes. Each tube of food A contains 4 units or protein, 2 units of carbs, and 2 units of fat and weighs 3 lbs. The requirement calls for 42 units of protein, 30 units of carbs, and 18 units of fat. How many tubes of each food should be supplied?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A nutritionist must meet certain requirments and yet keep the weight of a package to a minimum. He is considering combining two foods which are packaged in tubes.
Each tube of food A contains 4 units or protein, 2 units of carbs, and 2 units of fat and weighs 3 lbs.
The requirement calls for 42 units of protein, 30 units of carbs, and 18 units of fat.
How many tubes of each food should be supplied?
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What does the other food type(s) contain? I think something
is missing from your post.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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