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A farmer is planning to raise wheat and barley. Each acre of wheat yields a profit of $50, and each acre of barley yields a profit of $70. To sow the crop, two machines, a tractor and a tiller are rented. The tractor is available for 200 hours, and the tiller is available for 100 hours. Sowing an acre of barley requires 3 hours of tractor time and 2 hours of tilling. Sowing an acre of wheat requires 4 hours of tractor time and 1 hour of tilling. How many acres of each crop should be planted to maximize the farmer’s profit? (Let P be the profit, W be the number of acres of wheat and B be the number of acres of barley) What is the optimal solution?

A farmer is planning to raise wheat and barley. Each acre of wheat yields a profit of $50, and each acre of barley yields a profit of $70. To sow the crop, two machines, a tractor and a tiller are rented. The tractor is available for 200 hours, and the tiller is available for 100 hours. Sowing an acre of barley requires 3 hours of tractor time and 2 hours of tilling. Sowing an acre of wheat requires 4 hours of tractor time and 1 hour of tilling. How many acres of each crop should be planted to maximize the farmer’s profit? (Let P be the profit, W be the number of acres of wheat and B be the number of acres of barley) What is the optimal solution?

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A farmer is planning to raise wheat and barley. Each acre of wheat yields a profit of $50, and each acre of barley yields a profit of $70. To sow the crop, two machines, a tractor and a tiller are rented. The tractor is available for 200 hours, and the tiller is available for 100 hours. Sowing an acre of barley requires 3 hours of tractor time and 2 hours of tilling. Sowing an acre of wheat requires 4 hours of tractor time and 1 hour of tilling. How many acres of each crop should be planted to maximize the farmer’s profit?
(Let P be the profit, W be the number of acres of wheat and B be the number of acres of barley)

What is the optimal solution?

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