A nut company produces two types of mixtures, regular and deluxe. The company is donating bags of mixtures for school picnic. A bag of regular mix has 4 oz of peanuts, 1 oz of cashew, and 3 oz of almonds. A bag of deluxe mix has 3 oz of peanut, 1 oz of cashew, and 5 oz of almonds. Overall, the company promised to supply at least 27 oz of peanuts, 8 oz of cashew, and 30 oz of almonds. The regular mix costs the company 100 whereas the deluxe mix cost them 350 a bag. Determine the number of bags each type of mix the company should donate to minimize the cost?
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First step: come up with a function you want to minimize. Can you describe the cost in terms of the quantities?