Every gram of wheat provides $0.1$ gram of proteins and $0.25$ gram of carbohydrates.
The corresponding values of rice are $0.05$ gram and $0.5$ gram respectively.
The minimum daily requirements of proteins and carbohydrates for an average child are $50$ gram and $200$ gram respectively.
Then in what quantities wheat and rice be mixed in daily diet to provide minimum daily requirement of proteins and carbohydrates at minimum cost?
🎥 Video solution / Text Solution of this question is given below:
Let $x =$ grams of wheat and $y =$ grams of rice.
Protein constraint: $0.1x + 0.05y = 50$
Carbohydrate constraint: $0.25x + 0.5y = 200$
Simplify:
$2x + y = 1000$
$x + 2y = 800$
Solving the two equations gives:
$x = 400,\ y = 200.$
Hence, wheat = $400$ g, rice = $200$ g.