SOLUTION: Mr.Wong wants to mix 30 bushels of soybeans with corn to make a 100-bushel mixture costing 4.85 per bushel. How much can he afford to pay for each bushel of corn if soybeans cost 8

Question 805612: Mr.Wong wants to mix 30 bushels of soybeans with corn to make a 100-bushel mixture costing 4.85 per bushel. How much can he afford to pay for each bushel of corn if soybeans cost 8.00 per bushel?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the cost per bushel of corn

He can afford to pay $3.50 for each bushel of corn
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