moving Ankara istanbul and have rented a truck that can haul up to cubic feet of fürniture. The volume and value of each item I am considering moving on the truck are given below: Item Bedroom set Volume (ft) Value ($) 800 600 Dining room set 600 1,000 Home theater system 50 200 Sofa 400 200 TV set 200 450 I cannot take more than one unit of any item but assume that it is possible to take a fraction of any item. For example, I can choose to bring part of the bedroom set instead of the whole set. I want to use an LP to determine which items I should bring.
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