Tim, the baker, is purchasing two types of chocolate: milk and dark. every month he needs at least 50 pounds of milk chocolate a
nd 40 pounds of dark chocolate. his supplier offers two brands he can purchase.brand x costs $12 a box and has 8 pounds of milk chocolate and 4 pounds of dark chocolate. brand y costs $15 a box and has 5 pounds of milk chocolate and 10 pounds of dark chocolate. part a how many boxes of each brand should tim purchase to minimize cost? enter the values in the first and second response boxes. part b enter the total cost in the third response box.
Multiplication is the process of multiplying. The total cost of the boxes of two types is $90.
<h3>What is multiplication?</h3>
Multiplication is the process of multiplying, therefore, adding a number to itself for the number of times stated. For example, 3 × 4 means 3 is added to itself 4 times, and vice versa for the other number.
The cost of the first box is $12, which has 8 pounds of milk chocolate and 4 pounds of dark chocolate.
The cost of the second box is $15, which has 5 pounds of milk chocolate and 10 pounds of dark chocolate.
Therefore, if we buy the 5 boxes of the first type and 2 boxes of the second type, then the amount of two chocolate that Tim needs will be fulfilled.
The cost of 5 boxes of the first type is $60 ($12 ×5), while the cost of 2 boxes of the second type is $30 ($15×2), therefore, the total cost of the boxes of two types is $90.
