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Linear Programming

Question 6 of 10 • PBCSD_Grade_Forgiveness_1200330_Algebra 2_S1_2024

Joey is buying plants for his garden. He wants to have at least twice as many flowering plants as nonflowering plants and a minimum of 36 plants in his garden. Flowering plants sell for $8, and nonflowering plants sell for $5. Joey wants to purchase a combination of plants that minimizes cost. Let x represent the number of flowering plants and y represent the number of nonflowering plants. What are the vertices of the feasible region for this problem?

Answer
A
(0, 0), (0, 36), (24, 12)
B
(0, 36), (24, 12)
C
(0, 36), (24, 12), (36, 0)
D
(24, 12), (36, 0)
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