document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165427>Question 165427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Farmer Ted can grow cotton and corn on his 200 acres of land.Cotton needs 15 lbs of fertilizer and 15 lbs of pestisides per acre. Corn needs 20lbs of fertilizer and 5 lbs of pestisides per acre. Farmer Ted can afford 3000 lbs of fertilzer and 1500 lbs of pestisides, and is trying to figure out how many acres of each crop to plant this season.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Define you varibles for this situation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Use these varibles to write a system of inequalities describing the constraints on fertilzer and pestisides. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122043 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122043\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Farmer Ted can grow cotton and corn on his 200 acres of land.Cotton needs 15 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( " of fertilizer and 15 lbs of pesticides per acre. Corn needs 20lbs of fertilizer<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and 5 lbs of pesticides per acre. Farmer Ted can afford 3000 lbs of fertilizer<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and 1500 lbs of pesticides, and is trying to figure out how many acres of each<BR>\n" );
document.write( " crop to plant this season.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Define your variables for this situation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = no. of acres of cotton<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y = no. of acres of corn<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Use these variables to write a system of inequalities describing the constraints on fertilizer and pesticides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total acres equation (they didn't ask for this actually)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y =< 200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fertilizer constraint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 20y =< 3000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pesticide constraint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 5y =< 1500 <BR>\n" );
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