SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem. The number of acres in the McBride farm is 4.5 times the number of acres in the Smyth farm. Together the two farms have 550 acres. Using an equati

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Question 196735: Please help me with this problem. The number of acres in the McBride farm is 4.5 times the number of acres in the Smyth farm. Together the two farms have 550 acres. Using an equation,find the number acres that each farm has.
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The number of acres in the McBride farm is 4.5 times the number of acres in the Smyth farm. Together the two farms have 550 acres. Using an equation,find the number acres that each farm has.
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Let the acres in the Smyth farm be "x":
Then the acres in the McBride farm is "4.5x":
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Equation:
x + 4.5x = 550
5.5x = 550
x = 100 acres (# of acres in the Smyth farm)
4.5x = 450 acres (# of acres in the McBride farm)
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Stan H.