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24. ĮThere are highly active chemicals to be shipped by trucks. Environmental regulations
stipulate that two chemicals cannot be shipped in the same truck if the two chemicals
react explosively. In the table below, an X in a specific row and column indicates that the
chemical of the row reacts explosively with the chemical of the column.
If we have one canister of each chemical, how many different trucks must be used to ship
the chemicals and what chemicals can be shipped together?
Chemicals
A
B
D
E
F
G
A
X
X
B
X
X
X
X
X
E
X
X
F
X
X
X
X
G
X
X
Number of trucks:
Chemicals that can be in each truck together:
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Transcribed Image Text:24. ĮThere are highly active chemicals to be shipped by trucks. Environmental regulations stipulate that two chemicals cannot be shipped in the same truck if the two chemicals react explosively. In the table below, an X in a specific row and column indicates that the chemical of the row reacts explosively with the chemical of the column. If we have one canister of each chemical, how many different trucks must be used to ship the chemicals and what chemicals can be shipped together? Chemicals A B D E F G A X X B X X X X X E X X F X X X X G X X Number of trucks: Chemicals that can be in each truck together: :::
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