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Two countries cooperated to airlift food, clothing, and other supplies to a blockaded city. The cargo capacity was 33,000 cubic feet for planes from country A and 22,000 cubic feet for planes
from country B. The countries wanted to maximize cargo capacity, but were subject to the restrictions below. Find the number of planes from each country that were used to maximize cargo
capacity
No more than 44 planes could be used.
The planes from country A required 16 personnel per fight, double that of the requirement for the planes from country B. The total number of personnel available could not exceed 496.
The cost of a flight from country A was $9000 and the cost of a flight from country B was $5000. Total weekly costs could not exceed $292,000
Using planes from country A and planes from country B maximized cargo capacity
