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(Diet problem): A dietician wishes to mix two types of foods in such a way that vitamin contents of the mixture contain atleast 8 units of vitamin A and 10 units of vitamin C. Food "I" contains 2 units/kg of vitamin A and 1 unit/kg of vitamin C.

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Minimize `Z = 50x + 70y` subject to:
`2x + y ge8, x + 2y ge 10, x ge 0, y ge 0`.
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