A local high school wants to organize a field trip before the holidays to sec Charles Dickens A
Christmas Carol. A bus company, Busses R Us, has been contracted to transport the students to the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence. The company has a total of 18 large busses and 19 small busses, however only 20 drivers are available on the day of the field trip. Each large bus can carry up to 30 students and each small bus can carry up to 15 students. The company has been contrated by the school to carry at least 450 students to the show. Busses-R-Us charges $225 per day to operate a large bus and $100 per day to operate a small bus.
Task: Use linear programming to determine how many busses of each type would minimize
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transporting at least 450 students. What is that cost?