Question

A farmer grows two types of grain in his fields. he has a seed budget of $20,000.00 and has spent $11,200.00 to plant wheat seed so far. if barley seed costs $52.00 per acre to plant, what is the maximum number of acres of barley the farmer can plant and still be under budget?

Answer 1

Hello there.

A farmer grows two types of grain in his fields. he has a seed budget of $20,000.00 and has spent $11,200.00 to plant wheat seed so far. if barley seed costs $52.00 per acre to plant, what is the maximum number of acres of barley the farmer can plant and still be under budget?

169 

Answer 2

For the answer to the question above, I'll provide a solution below.
52x < = 20,000 - 11200
52x < = 8800
x < = 8800/52
x < = 169.23
So the answer to your question is 169 acres of barley the farmer can plant and still be under budget.
I hope my answer helped you. have a nice day!