For the next problem:
a State your variables and their verbal
defintion
b state your system of equations
c solve the system of equations
d Answer the question that is posed in the problem
set-up
The sparkle farm grows both corn and wheat, among other crops.
The cost of cultivating an acre of corn ad acre of wheat is $42 and
$30 respectively. The farm has a total of $18, 564 in order to
cultivate these two crops, however, the farm must grow three times
as many acres of corn as wheat in order to qualify for specific
government subsidies.
a How many acres of wheat must be
cultiivated?
b How many total acres of corn and wheat must be
cultivated?