There are 850 Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine trees in a section of forest bought by Karamazov Logging Co. The company paid an av

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There are 850 Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine trees in a section of forest bought by Karamazov Logging Co. The company paid an av

erage of $300 for each Douglas fir and $225 for each Ponderosa pine. If the company paid $217,500 for the trees, how many of each kind did the company buy?

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weeeeeb [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-15T21:03:25+03:00

weeeeeb [17]3 years ago

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$d+p=850\\300d+225p=217500\\\\300d+300p=255000\\300d+225p=217500\\75p=37500\\p=500\\d+(500)=850\\d=350$

350 Douglas firs and 500 Ponderosa pines.

Troyanec [42] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-15T22:46:28+03:00

Troyanec [42]3 years ago

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Answer is "B" 350 Douglas firs and 500 Ponderosa pines

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