Linear programming is an optimisation technique that will enable you to find a maximum or minimum value for a problem, subject to any constraints that are relevant. In linear programming the constraints and objective function (the thing you are trying to maximise or minimise) are always modelled by linear equations.

There are two things that you need to create in order to be able to solve a linear programming question. First you should use the information given in the question to generate one or more constraint inequalities. Second you need to define the objective function, which describes the problem for which you are trying to find a maximum or minimum.

Before you can do all this you need to define your variables. The variables that you use will depend on the problem. It will be best to work through an example to demonstrate this.