Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - 1.2 Applications and Modeling with Linear Equations - 1.2 Exercises - Page 103: 36

Answer

the first land $\$70,000$, the second land $\$50,000$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Use the conditions given, we have the total profit as $0.15x-0.1(120,000-x)=5500$ Step 2. Solve the above equation: $0.15x+0.1x-12,000=5500$ or $0.25x=17,500$ which gives $x=70,000$ Step 3. The amount for the second land can be found as $120,000-x=50,000$ Step 4. Conclusion: prices for the first land $\$70,000$, the second land $\$50,000$
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