Question

Confused on the answer

Answer 1

Explanation:

Find the intersections of the constraints. Graphing, the intersections are:

(0, 0)

(0, 3)

(4, 5)

(7⅓, 0)

Evaluate the objective function P at each point.

P(0,0) = 0

P(0,3) = 72

P(4,5) = 248

P(7⅓,0) = 74⅔

The maximum is at (4,5).