Question: Old MathJax webview please solve this by hand Exersize 1. Emergency Airlift : The Red Cross is making plans to airlift emergency food and medical

Old MathJax webview

Old MathJax webview please solve this by hand

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Exersize 1. Emergency Airlift : The Red Cross is making plans to airlift emergency food and medical supplies into a large area of a city which has recently experienced an earthquake. Four items will be airlifted in containers to aid in the recovery from flooding. Table below indicates the four items being considered for the first airplane to be sent to the city as well as the volume, weight, and cost per container of each item. Cost per Items Blood Medical Supply kits Food Water Volume per Weight per container, ft3 container, lb container, Rs 20 150 10000 30 100 3000 8 60 4000 6 2000 70 The volume capacity of the plane is 6,000 cubic feet. The weight capacity is 40000 pounds. In addition, the amount of money available for the purchase of supplies totals 1500000 Rupees. Initial report indicates that the most needed item is water. To respond to this need, Red Cross officials have specified that the number of containers of water shipped should be twice the combined number shipped of blood and medical supply kits. They want to determine if there is some combination of the four items which will fill the plane to its weight and volumes capacities, expend the full budget, and satisfy the requirement regarding the shipment of water

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