SOLUTION: south wind vineyards uses 850 acres to plant chardonnay and riesling grapes the viniter knows the profits will be greatest by planting 280 more acres of chardonnay than the other h

Question 932270: south wind vineyards uses 850 acres to plant chardonnay and riesling grapes the viniter knows the profits will be greatest by planting 280 more acres of chardonnay than the other how many acres of each grape should be planted
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = acres of chardonnay
y = acres of riesling
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x + y = 850
x = y + 280
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + y = 850
x - y = 280
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solution:
x = acres of chardonnay = 565
y = acres of riesling = 285
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