7. Local News A local news channel plans a 27-minute Saturday morning news show. The show will be divided into three segments involving sports, news, and weather. Market research has shown that the...

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Extracted text: 7. Local News A local news channel plans a 27-minute Saturday morning news show. The show will be divided into three segments involving sports, news, and weather. Market research has shown that the sports segment should be twice as long as the weather segment. The total time taken by the sports and weather segments should be twice the time taken by the news segment. On the basis of the market research, it is believed that 40, 60, and 50 (in thou- 12. sands) viewers will watch the program for each minute the sports, news, and weather segments, respectively, are on the air. Find the time that should be allotted to each segment in order to get the maximum number of viewers. Find the number of viewers. Food Distribu