document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175463>Question 175463</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees as the first phase of the project. You need 30 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton cost $60 and each tree is $84, what is the maximum number of trees you can buy with a budget for rock and trees of $2,500? Write an inequality that illustrates the problem and solver. Express your answer as an inequality and explain how you arrived at your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=money you spend<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) Suppose you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees as the first phase of the project. You need 30 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton cost $60 and each tree is $84, what is the maximum number of trees you can buy with a budget for rock and trees of $2500?  Write an inequality that illustrates the problem and solve. Express your answer as an inequality and explain how you arrived at your answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30(60)=price of 30 tons of rocks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2500-[30(60)]=budget left for trees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "{2500-[30(60)]}/84=maximum amount of trees you can buy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1800=price of 30 tons of rock<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2500-1800=700 (budget left for trees)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700/84=8.33333 (maximum amount of trees, before rounding)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maximum amount of trees you can buy=8\r<BR>\n" );
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