How Do You Solve an Optimization Word Problem?

How Do You Solve an Optimization Word Problem?

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Optimization problems are used everyday to help businesses figure out how much of their products they need to sell in order to make a profit. Follow along with this tutorial to see a real world problem involving optimization!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • word problem
  • optimization
  • real world

Background Tutorials

  • Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables. Include expressions that arise from formulas used in real-world problems. Perform arithmetic operations, including those involving whole-number exponents, in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations).

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  • Represent constraints by equations or inequalities, and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or nonviable options in a modeling context.

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