Tony wants to plant no more than 400 acres of corn and soybeans. He earns $300 per acre of soybeans and $200 for corn. He needs

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2 years ago

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Tony wants to plant no more than 400 acres of corn and soybeans. He earns $300 per acre of soybeans and $200 for corn. He needs

to earn at least $60,000. Let X represents corn and Y represents soybeans. Write a system of inequalities that represent this situation.

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inna [77] · Answer 1 · 2023-08-05T03:06:14+03:00

inna [77]2 years ago

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In this item, we let x be the number of corns and Y represent soybeans. The sum of these variables is 400. This is represented by the equation,
x + y = 400
The amount that needs to be earn by Tony is then represented by,
200x + 300y ≥ $60,000

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2 years ago

I know this answer is super old but I have a question to add on to your answer. When I did a graph for this, which side would be shaded? The upper or lower part?