Give an example of a context for a modeling problem where you are given that xy = 120 and you are minimizing the quantity 2x + 6y.

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2021-06-08

Give an example of a context for a modeling problem where you are given that xy = 120 and you are minimizing the quantity 2x + 6y.

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The price of book A is x and the price of book & is y. The product of their prices is $120. You want to buy 2 copies of book A and 6 copies of book B. Find the corresponding prices in order to have a minimal cost.

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