document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29632>Question 29632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 850 Douglass fir and ponderosa pine trees in a section of forest bought by Sawz Logging Co. The company paid an average of $300 for Douglas fir and $225 for each ponderosa pine. If the company paid $217,500 for the trees, how many of each kind did the company buy?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let there be X D.Fir trees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then there are 850-X Pine trees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Fir trees cost $300 each so total = 300X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The pine trees cost 225 each so total cost = 225(850-X)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sum total <BR>\n" );
document.write( "300X+225(850-X) = 217500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing on both sides with 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X+3(850-X) = 2900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X+2550-3X = 2900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+2550= 2900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 2550 0n both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which means there are 500 pine trees </SPAN>\n" );
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