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? Thanks for your help. j

Question 326430: 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?

Thanks for your help. jkng07@ca.rr.com
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Substitute eq. 2 into eq.1,

SO then,

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246 acres of wheat, 184 acres of corn
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