document.write( "Question 1006466: The farm has 450 acres of land to grow corn and wheat the cost to cultivate corn is $42 per acre. The cost to cultivate wheat is $35 per acre.they have $16,520.00 to cultivate these crops.how many acres of each crop should they plant? \n" ); document.write( "
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Usually they want the most profitable way to spend
\n" ); document.write( "money on 2 or more crops
\n" ); document.write( "This question just wants to know how to split the
\n" ); document.write( "available acres so that you end up spending the
\n" ); document.write( "exact amount of money you have available
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+a+\" = acres of corn to be planted
\n" ); document.write( "\"+450+-+a+\" = acres of wheat to be planted
\n" ); document.write( "\"+42a+\" = cost to plant \"+a+\" acres of corn
\n" ); document.write( "\"+35%2A%28+450+-+a+%29+\" = cost to plant \"+450+-+a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "acres of wheat
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+42a+%2B+35%2A%28+450+-+a+%29+=+16520+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+42a+%2B+15750+-+35a+=+16520+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7a+=+770+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+110+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+450+-+a+=+450+-+110+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+450+-+a+=+340+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "110 acres of corn and 340 acres of wheat
\n" ); document.write( "should be planted
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+42a+%2B+35%2A%28+450+-+a+%29+=+16520+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+42%2A110+%2B+35%2A340+=+16520+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4620+%2B+11900+=+16520+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+16520+=+16520+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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