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

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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?

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Aleonysh [2.5K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-13T11:10:36+03:00

Hello there.
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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?
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169

Arisa [49] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-13T09:43:30+03:00

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 <span>of barley the farmer can plant and still be under budget.
I hope my answer helped you. have a nice day!</span>