Question

Write and solve an equation to find the price of a ton of wheat, given that a fighter plane cost 166,000 times as much as a ton of wheat, and the government bought 10 fighter planes and 15,000 tons of wheat for a total cost of $344 million. Show work

Answer 1

Let the price of a ton of wheat be = x

So, the price of a fighter plane = 166000x

The government bought 10 fighter planes and 15,000 tons of wheat for a total cost of $344 million.

So, equation becomes:

$15000x+166000x(10)=344000000$

$15000x+1660000x=344000000$

$1675000x=344000000$

$x=205.37$

Hence, the price of a ton of wheat is $205.37.