document.write( "Question 330354: snookers lumber can convert logs into either lumber or plywood. In any given day, the mill turns out three times as many units of plywood as lumber. It makes a profit of $30 on a unit of lumber and $50 on a unit of plywood. How many of each unit must be produced and sold in order to make a profit of $18540? \n" ); document.write( "

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represent the number of units of lumber produced. Then let

represent the number of units of plywood produced. We are given that

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and then multiply that by 3 to get

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