Professor Simpleton has a dilemma. A double dose of artic air is spilling into North Texas, and he needs to keep his garage apartment/office warm for four (4) days by burning wood in his wood stove. He has a limited supply of hickory, red oak, and birch logs to get him through the cold spell. The logs are of a standard size, but each log costs a different amount and puts out a different amount of heat when it is burned (measured in thousands of BTU's).
Log Type | Cost (per log) | BTU's (in 1000's) | Availability (logs)
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Hickory (H) | $1.60 | 28 | 16
Red Oak (R) | $1.50 | 24 | 30
Birch (B) | $1.27 | 20 | 20
Based on the weather forecast provided by WFAA and Staff Meteorologist Pete Delkus, he has calculated he will need to burn at least 131 (measured in 1000's) BTU's on day one(1), 180 on day two(2), 127 on day three(3), and 216 on day four(4).
