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On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 09:49:06PM +0100, Penguin Lover Erik squawked: |
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> Is there some simple little program to solve assignment problems? |
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> Suppose that someone bought k meat (160), m fish (30) and n milk (15) |
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> for 700. So it should solve the equation k * 160 + m * 30 + n * 15 = |
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> 700. (A solution happens to be k = 4, m = 2, n = 0. An additional |
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> condition could be that he bought at most 6 items; k + m + n <= 6. That |
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> would eliminate solutions like k = 4, m = 0, n = 4.) |
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An odd question deserves an odd answer: try Metafont. Donald Knuth |
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implemented in it a general linear equation solver / inequality |
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optimizer, though learning the syntax can be a little bit tricky. |
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Do you think paper grow on trees? |
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~Sarah Grant. To Tal Zamir, after Prof Cutts commented on Tal's |
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requesting the third copy of one handout... |
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