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A farmer raises wheat and corn on 130 acres of land. He wants to plant 62 more acr
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A farmer raises wheat and corn on 130 acres of land. He wants to plant 62 more acr
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A farmer raises wheat and corn on 130 acres of land. He wants to plant 62 more acres of wheat than corn. How many acres of each should he plant.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A farmer raises wheat and corn on 130 acres of land. He wants to plant 62 more acres of wheat than corn. How many acres of each should he plant.
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Acres Equation: w = c + 62
Acres Equation: w + c = 130
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Substitute for "w" and solve for "c":
c+62 +c = 130
2c = 68
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c = 34 (# of acres of corn)
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Solve for "w":
w = c+62
w = 34+62
w = 96 (# of acres of wheat)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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