Question: oh please help me with these problems? Im so confused and it was due yesterday! A garden shop wishes to supply of special fertilizer at

oh please help me with these problems? Im so confused and it was due yesterday!

A garden shop wishes to supply of special fertilizer at a minimal cost by mixing two fertilizers, A and B.
The mixture is to contain:
*at least 45 units of phosphate
*at least 36 units of nitrate
*at least 40 units of ammonium
*fertilizer A costs the shop $.97 per pound.
*fertilizer B costs the shop $1.89 per pound.
*fertilizer A contains 5 units of phosphate and 2 units of nitrate and 2 units of ammonium.
*fertilizer B contains 3 units of phosphate and 3 units of nitrate and 5 units of ammonium.
How many pounds of each fertilizer should the shop use in order to minimize their cost?

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