document.write( "Question 164328This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " A nursery has $20,000 of inventory in dogwood trees and red maple trees. The profit on a dogwood tree is 25% and the profit on a red maple is 17%. The profit for the entire stock is 20%. How much was invested in each type of tree?
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Name your variables.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.\"D%2BR=20000\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"0.25%2AD%2B0.17%2AR=0.20%2A%28D%2BR%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use eq. 1 to solve for D in terms of R and substitute into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"D%2BR=20000\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=20000-R\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"0.25%2AD%2B0.17%2AR=0.20%2A%2820000%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.25%2820000-R%29%2B0.17%2AR=4000\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5000-0.25R%2B0.17R=4000\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-0.08R=-1000\"
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\n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=20000-R\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=20000-12500\"
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