document.write( "Question 51976: Please please help with the following problem - 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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The profit for the entire stock is
\n" ); document.write( "\".20%2A20000+=+4000\"
\n" ); document.write( "If the amount invested in the dogwoods is x, the amount invested
\n" ); document.write( "in the maples is 20000 - x
\n" ); document.write( "\"4000+=+.25%2Ax+%2B+.17%2A%2820000+-+x%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4000+=+.25%2Ax+%2B+34000+-+.17%2Ax\"
\n" ); document.write( "\".08%2Ax+=+600\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+600+%2F+.08\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+7500\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"20000+-+x+=+12500\"
\n" ); document.write( "So, 7,500 was invested in dogwoods and 12,500 was invested in maples
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