Problema Solution
A sales associate at a paint store plans to mix Color A and Color B. The sales associate has exactly 32 units of blue dye and 54 units of red dye. Each gallon of color A requires 4 units of blue dye and 1 unit of red dye. Each gallon of color B requires 1 unit of blue and 6 units of red dye. Find the maximum number of gallons that can be mixed.
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max x + y
4x + y = 32
x + 6y = 54
we get
x = 6 and y = 8
6 gallon of blue dye and 8 gallon of red dye