SOLUTION: a farmer grows only pumpkins and corn on her 420 acre farm. this year she wants to plant 250 more acres of corn than of pumpkins. how many acres of each crop should the farmer plan
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Question 932641: a farmer grows only pumpkins and corn on her 420 acre farm. this year she wants to plant 250 more acres of corn than of pumpkins. how many acres of each crop should the farmer plant?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, TimothyLamb:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the acres of pumpkins
(x+250) + x = 420
2x = 170
x = 85acres, the acres of pumpkins. Acres of corn = 335acres
and...checking
Sum = 420
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = acres of pumpkin
y = acres of corn
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y = x + 250
x + y = 420
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = -250
x + y = 420
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solution:
x = acres of pumpkin = 85
y = acres of corn = 335
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