SOLUTION: Forty acres of land were purchased for $20,400. The land facing the highway cost $650 per acre. The remainder cost $450 per acre. How much land was sold at $650 per acre? At $450 p

SOLUTION: Forty acres of land were purchased for $20,400. The land facing the highway cost $650 per acre. The remainder cost $450 per acre. How much land was sold at $650 per acre? At $450 p

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Question 850002: Forty acres of land were purchased for $20,400. The land facing the highway cost $650 per acre. The remainder cost $450 per acre. How much land was sold at $650 per acre? At $450 per acre.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r+h=40,
450r+650h=20400
h = 12, r = 28
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