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The owner of an orange grove must decide when to pick one variety of oranges. She can sell them for $24 a bushel if she sells them now, with each tree yielding an average of 3 bushels. The yield
increases by half a bushel per week for the next 5 weeks, but the price per bushel decreases by $1.50 per bushel each week. In how many weeks should the oranges be picked for maximum
return?
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Transcribed Image Text:The owner of an orange grove must decide when to pick one variety of oranges. She can sell them for $24 a bushel if she sells them now, with each tree yielding an average of 3 bushels. The yield increases by half a bushel per week for the next 5 weeks, but the price per bushel decreases by $1.50 per bushel each week. In how many weeks should the oranges be picked for maximum return? weeks
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