document.write( "Question 852625: A nursery has $20,000 of inventory in dogwood trees and red maple trees. The profit on a dogwood tree is 29% and the profit on a red maple tree is 19%. The profit for the entire stock is 20%. How much was invested in each type of tree? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #513538 by harpazo(655)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Let d = dogwood trees \n" ); document.write( "Let m = red maple trees\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d + m = 20,000 \n" ); document.write( "0.29d + 0.19m = 0.20\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the substitution method for systems of linear equations to solve. \n" ); document.write( " |