Kay grows and sells tomatoes and green beans. It costs $1 to grow a bushel of tomatoes, and it takes 1 square yard of land. It costs $3 to grow a bushel of beans, and it takes 6 square yards of land. Kay's budget is $15, and she has 24 square yards of land available. If she makes $1 profit on each bushel of tomatoes and $4 profit on each bushel of beans, how many bushels of each should she grow in order to maximize profit?

Kay grows and sells tomatoes and green beans. It costs $1 to grow a bushel of tomatoes, and it takes 1 square yard of land. It costs $3 to grow a bushel of beans, and it takes 6 square yards of land. Kay's budget is $15, and she has 24 square yards of land available. If she makes $1 profit on each bushel of tomatoes and $4 profit on each bushel of beans, how many bushels of each should she grow in order to maximize profit?

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Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter12: Algebra Of Matrices

Section12.CM: Cumulative Review Problem Set

Problem 115CM

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