SOLUTION: A farmer raises wheat and corn on 430 acres of land. He wants to plant 62 more acres of wheat than corn. How many acres of each should he plant?
A. Write a system of equatio
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Question 946883: A farmer raises wheat and corn on 430 acres of land. He wants to plant 62 more acres of wheat than corn. How many acres of each should he plant?
A. Write a system of equations for the problem.
B. Solve your system of equations. Make sure to show/explain all of your work for credit.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A farmer raises wheat and corn on 430 acres of land. He wants to plant 62 more acres of wheat than corn. How many acres of each should he plant?
A. Write a system of equations for the problem.
Acreage Eq:: w + c = 430 acres
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Quantity Eq:: w = c + 62
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B. Solve your system of equations. Make sure to show/explain all of your work for credit.
Substitute for "w" and solve for "c"::
c+62+c = 430
2c = 368
c = 184 (# of acres for corn)
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w = 246 (# of acres for wheat)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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