SOLUTION: A farmer has 1,080 acres of land on which he grows corn, wheat, and soybeans. It costs $45 per acre to grow corn, $60 to grow wheat, and $50 to grow soybeans. Because of market dem

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Question 908093: A farmer has 1,080 acres of land on which he grows corn, wheat, and soybeans. It costs $45 per acre to grow corn, $60 to grow wheat, and $50 to grow soybeans. Because of market demand the farmer will grow twice as many acres of wheat as of corn. He has allocated $57,000 for the cost of growing his crops. How many acres of each crop should he plant?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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c+w+s=1080,
45c+60w+50s=57000,
w=2c
c = 200, s = 480, w = 400