document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76999>Question 76999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Business and finance. There are 850 Douglas fir and ponderosa pine trees in a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "section of forest bought by Sawz Logging Co. The company paid an average of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$300 for each Douglas fir and $225 for each ponderosa pine. If the company paid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$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 #55199 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=55199\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 300X+225(850-X)=217,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300X+191,250-225X=217,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75X=217,500-191,250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75X=26,250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=26,250/75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=350 NUMBER OF DOUGLAS FIR TREES<BR>\n" );
document.write( "850-350=500 NUMBER OF PONDEROSA PINE TREES<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300*350+225*500=217,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105,000+112,500=217,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "217,500=217,500<BR>\n" );
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