Question

A farmer is going to divide her 50 acre farm between two crops. Seed for crop A costs $15 per acre. Seed

for crop B costs $30 per acre. The farmer can spend at most $1200 on seed.

If crop B brings in a profit of $240 per acre, and crop A brings in a profit of $100 per acre, how many acres

of each crop should the farmer plant to maximize her profit?

acres of crop A

acres of crop B

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