SOLUTION: Fertilizer with weed control costing $38 per 50-pound bag is to be mixed with a less expensive fertilizer costing $4 per 50-pound bag to make 17 bags of fertilizer that can be sold

SOLUTION: Fertilizer with weed control costing $38 per 50-pound bag is to be mixed with a less expensive fertilizer costing $4 per 50-pound bag to make 17 bags of fertilizer that can be sold

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Question 809081: Fertilizer with weed control costing $38 per 50-pound bag is to be mixed with a less expensive fertilizer costing $4 per 50-pound bag to make 17 bags of fertilizer that can be sold for $22 per bag. How many bags of cheaper fertilizer should be used?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
38x+4y=17*22,
x+y=17
x = 9, y = 8

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