a pound of ingredient 1 contributes 10 ounces of nitro and 6 ounces of phos, while a pound in ingredient 2 contributes 2 ounces of nitro, 6 ounces of phos, and 1 ounce of potass. ingredient 1 cost $3 per pound, and ingredient 2 cost $5 per pound. the company wants to know how many pounds of each chemical ingredient to put in a bag of fertilizer to meet the MINIMUM requirements of 20 ounces of nitrogen, 36 ounces of phosphate and 2 ounces of potass while minimizing cost. please formulate a kinear programming model for this problem.

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a pound of ingredient 1 contributes 10 ounces of nitro and 6 ounces of phos, while a pound in ingredient 2 contributes 2 ounces of nitro, 6 ounces of phos, and 1 ounce of potass. ingredient 1 cost $3 per pound, and ingredient 2 cost $5 per pound.  the company wants to know how many pounds of each chemical ingredient to put in a bag of fertilizer to meet the MINIMUM requirements of 20 ounces of nitrogen, 36 ounces of phosphate and 2 ounces of potass while minimizing cost. please formulate a kinear programming model for this problem.