document.write( "Question 1033044: Celeste Nossiter plants corn and wheat on her 100-acre farm near Albuquerque, New Mexico. She estimates that her income after deducting expenses is $500 per acre of corn and $475 per acre of wheat. Find the number of acres of Corn and wheat planted if her total income after expenses is $49,000 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #648042 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since she has a 100-acre farm, the the total amount of corn and wheat is: \n" ); document.write( "C + W=100 \n" ); document.write( "If her profit is 49,000, then \n" ); document.write( "500C+475W=49000 \n" ); document.write( "Solving for C and W, we get \n" ); document.write( "500C+475W=49000 \n" ); document.write( "475C+475W=47500; \n" ); document.write( "25C=1500 \n" ); document.write( "C=60 \n" ); document.write( "Celeste planted 60 acres of corn, and (100-60), or 40, acres of wheat!!!!!!!! \n" ); document.write( " |