tell me your question... a landscaping contractor uses a combination of two brands of fertilizers...
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Tell Me Your Question...
A landscaping contractor uses a combination of two brands of fertilizers each containing different amounts of phosphates and
nitrates. Brand A has 4 pounds of phosphate per package and 2 pounds of nitrate per package. Brand B has 6 pounds of phosphate
per package and 5 pounds of nitrate per package. A certain lawn requires a mixture of at least 24 pounds of phosphates and at least 16
pounds of nitrates. Brand A costs $6.99 and a package of brand B costs $17.99. How much of each should be purchased for the lowest
cost but meeting the minimum requirement?
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Pulling Out Important Values
A landscaping contractor uses a combination of two brands of fertilizers each containing different amounts of phosphates and
nitrates. Brand A has 4 pounds of phosphate per package and 2 pounds of nitrate per package. Brand B has 6 pounds of phosphate
per package and 5 pounds of nitrate per package. A certain lawn requires a mixture of at least 24 pounds of phosphates and at least 16
pounds of nitrates. Brand A costs $6.99 and a package of brand B costs $17.99. How much of each should be purchased for the lowest
cost but meeting the minimum requirement?
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Make Sense of What We Have
Blue = Variables Orange = Phosphate Values
Red = Nitrate Values Pink = Cost Values
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Applying Values
A > 0 B > 0
4A + 6B > 242A + 5B > 16
C = 6.99A + 17.99B
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Graphing Your Values
See Handout for GraphSee Handout for Graph
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Unknown Point B
4A + 6B = 24+ -2(2A + 5B = 16) -4B = -8 B = 2
2A + 5B = 162A + 5(2) = 16 2A + 10 = 16
2A = 6 A= 3
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Calculating Profits
C = 6.99A + 17.99B
6.99(0) + 17.99(4) = $71.966.99(3) + 17.99(2) = $56.956.99(8) + 17.99(0) = $55.92
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Profit Statement
To minimize cost by $55.92 and still meeting the minimum requirement, purchase 8 bags of Brand
A and 0 bags of Brand B.