SOLUTION: Suppose you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees as the first phase of the project. You need 30 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton cost $

Question 148641: Suppose you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees as the first phase of the project. You need 30 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton cost $60 and each tree is $84, what is the maximum number of trees you can buy with a budget for rock and trees of $2,500?
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
30 tons at 60 a ton is

Budget=2500
2500-1800=700

$700 left for trees
$84 a tree

700/84=8.333333

8 trees
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