FarmFresh Foods manufactures a snack mix called TrailTime by blending three ingredients: a dried fruit mixture, a nut mixture, and a cereal mixture. Information about the three ingredients (per ounce) is shown below.   Ingredient Cost Volume Fat Grams Calories Dried fruit 0.35 0.25 cup   0 150 Nut mix 0.50 0.375 cup 10 400 Cereal mix 0.20    1 cup   1   50   Let D = number of ounces of dried fruit mix in the blend;  N = number of ounces of nut mix in the blend ; C = number of ounces of cereal mix in the blend. The constraint that would ensure the mixture has no more than 25 grams of fat is:

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FarmFresh Foods manufactures a snack mix called TrailTime by blending three ingredients: a dried fruit mixture, a nut mixture, and a cereal mixture. Information about the three ingredients (per ounce) is shown below.

 

Ingredient

Cost

Volume

Fat Grams

Calories

Dried fruit

0.35

0.25 cup

  0

150

Nut mix

0.50

0.375 cup

10

400

Cereal mix

0.20

   1 cup

  1

  50

 

Let D = number of ounces of dried fruit mix in the blend;  N = number of ounces of nut mix in the blend ; C = number of ounces of cereal mix in the blend.

The constraint that would ensure the mixture has no more than 25 grams of fat is:

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