Make them common denominators
Answer:
a) Objective function (minimize cost):

Restrictions
Proteins per pound: 
Vitamins per pound: 
Non-negative values: 
b) Attached
c) The optimum solution (minimum cost) is 0 pounds of ingredient A and 0.75 pounds of ingredient B. The cost is $0.15 per ration.
d) The optimum solution changes. The cost is now 0 pounds of ingredient A and 0.625 pounds of ingredient B. The cost is $0.125 per ration.
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The LP formulation for this problem is:
Objective function (minimize cost):

Restrictions
Proteins per pound: 
Vitamins per pound: 
Non-negative values: 
b) The feasible region is attached.
c) We have 3 corner points. In one of them lies the optimal solution.
Corner A=0 B=0.75

Corner A=0.5 B=0.5

Corner A=0.75 B=0

The optimum solution (minimum cost) is 0 pounds of ingredient A and 0.75 pounds of ingredient B. The cost is $0.15 per ration.
d) If the company requires only 5 units of vitamins per pound rather than 6, one of the restrictions change.
The feasible region changes two of its three corners:
Corner A=0 B=0.625

Corner A=0.583 B=0.333

Corner A=0.75 B=0

The optimum solution changes. The cost is now 0 pounds of ingredient A and 0.625 pounds of ingredient B. The cost is $0.125 per ration.
Answer:
86 milkshakes and 63 ice cream were sold
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the amount of milkshake sold be x
Let the amount of ice cream sold be y
If she sold 149 milkshakes and ice cream cones then;
x+y = 149 ... 1
If the milkshakes sold for $4 and the ice cream cones for $3, with total amount #533 collected then;
4x + 3y = 533 ....2
Solve both equations simultaneously
x+y = 149 ... 1 * 4
4x + 3y = 533 ....2 * 1
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4x+4y = 596
4x+3y = 533
Subtract
4y-3y = 596-533
y = 63
since x +y = 149
x+63 = 149
x = 149 - 63
x = 86
Hence 86 milkshakes and 63 ice cream were sold
I’m pretty sure a, d, e and f are correct :)
The number 16.177 is greater than the number 16.117 because it has a greater value in the hundredths column after the decimal point.