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The document contains a series of linear programming problems involving the purchase of various goods, such as nuts and musical instruments, with specific constraints on quantity and budget. Each problem requires the formulation of inequalities, graphical representation, and the calculation of maximum profit based on given conditions. The problems span multiple years and include different scenarios for various vendors and shop owners.

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linear programming

The document contains a series of linear programming problems involving the purchase of various goods, such as nuts and musical instruments, with specific constraints on quantity and budget. Each problem requires the formulation of inequalities, graphical representation, and the calculation of maximum profit based on given conditions. The problems span multiple years and include different scenarios for various vendors and shop owners.

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LINEAR PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET

May 2004 Question 10


A vendor buys 𝑥 kg of peanuts and 𝑦 kg of cashew nuts
(a) (i) To get a good bargain, she must buy a minimum of 10 kg of peanuts and a minimum of 5 kg of cashew
nuts. Write TWO inequalities which satisfy these conditions
(ii) She buys no more than 60 kg of nuts. Peanuts cost $4.00 per kg and cashew nuts cost $8.00 per kg and
she spends at least $200. Write TWO inequalities which satisfy these conditions.
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 kg on each axis, draw the graph of the FOUR inequalities in (a) (i)
and (a)(ii). On your graph, shade ONLY the region which satisfies all four inequalities.
(c) The profit on the sale of 1 kg of peanuts is $2.00 and on 1 kg of cashew nuts is $5.00.
(i) Using your graph, determine the number of kilograms of each type of nut the vendor must sell in order to
make the maximum profit.
(ii) Calculate the maximum profit.

June 2005 #10 c


June 2006 #10
May 2008
May 2009 Question 10
(a) The owner of a shop wishes to buy 𝑥 guitars and 𝑦 violins. To satisfy the demands of his customers, the
number of violins must be less than or equal to the number of guitars.
(i) Write an inequality to represent this information.
The cost of one guitar is $150 and the cost of one violin is $300. He has $4 500 to spend on the purchase of
these instruments.
(ii) Write an inequality to represent this information.
To get a good bargain, the owner of the shop must buy at least 5 violins.
(iii) Write an inequality to represent this information.
(b) (i) Using a scale of 2 cm on the horizontal axis to represent 5 guitars, and 2 cm on the vertical axis to
represent 5 violins, draw the graph of the lines associated with the THREE inequalities written in (a) (i), (ii)
and (iii) above.
(ii) Shade the region on your graph that satisfies all THREE inequalities.
(iii) State the coordinates of the vertices of the shaded region.
(c) The owner of the shop sells the instruments to make a profit of $60 on each guitar and $100 on each violin.
(i) Express the TOTAL profit in terms of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
(ii) Calculate the maximum profit.

May 2010 9b
A farmer supplies his neighbours with 𝑥 pumpkins and 𝑦 melons daily, using the following conditions
First condition: 𝑦 ≥ 3
Second condition: 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥
Third condition: the total number of pumpkins and melons must not exceed 13.
(i) Write an inequality to represent the THIRD condition.
(ii) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent one pumpkin on the 𝑥 −axis and 1 cm to represent one melon on the
𝑦-axis, draw the graphs of the THREE lines associated with the THREE inequalities.
(iii) Identify, by shading, the region which satisfies the THREE inequalities.
(iv) Determine, from your graph, the minimum values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 which satisfy the conditions.
May 2012

May 2013 # 9
July 2021

Scale: x- axis 4 cm to represent 5 phones

y- axis 4 cm to represent 5 phones

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