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Every gram of wheat provides 0.15 g of proteins and 0.24 g of carbo hydrates. The corresponding values of proteins and carbo hydrate of rice are 0.05g and 0.48g respectively. Wheat costs ₹40 per kg and rice costs ₹60 per kg. The minimum daily requirements of proteins and carbohydrates for an average child are 50g and 200 g respectively. Which of the following options describes the LPP to minimize the total cost of wheat and rice that provide minimum daily requirements of proteins and carbohydrates ?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Let xx and yy be grams of wheat and rice. Nutrient needs are minimums, so the constraints are 0.15x+0.05y≥500.15x+0.05y\ge50 and 0.24x+0.48y≥2000.24x+0.48y\ge200. Since prices are per kg, the cost per gram is 401000\frac{40}{1000} and 601000\frac{60}{1000}, giving z=40x1000+60y1000z=\frac{40x}{1000}+\frac{60y}{1000}.

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