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A fruit grower can use two typesof fertilizer in his garden, brand P and brand Q. The amounts (in kg) of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash, and chlorine in a bag of each brand are given inthe table. Tests indicate that the garden needs at least 240 kg ofphosphoric acid, at least 270 kg of potash and at most 310 kg of chlorine. If the grower wants to minimise the amount of nitrogen added to the garden, how many bags of each brand be used ? What is the minimum amount of nitrogen added in the garden ?

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Answer :To minimise the amount of NITROGEN, 40 bags of BRAND P and 100 bags of brand Q are required. MINIMUM amount of nitrogen is 470 KG.


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