What are you measuring?
assign variables for the quantities of interest.
What are the constraints?
A dietician is planning a snack package of fruit and nuts. Each ounce of fruit will supply zero units of protein, 3 units of carbohydrates, and 2 unitss of fat, and will contain 20 calories. Each ounce of nuts will supply 2 units of protein, 11 unitnothing of carbohydratenothing, and 4 units of fat, and will contain 40 calories. Every package must provide at least 4 units of protein, at least 17 units of carbohydrates, and no more than 20 units of fat. Find the number of ounces of fruit and number of ounces of nuts that will meet the requirement with the least number of calories. What is the least number of calories?
20X+40Y=Z
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This doesn’t give me the answer but ok🤷🏽♀️