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A farmer is going to divide her 30 acre farm between two crops. Seed for crop...

A farmer is going to divide her 30 acre farm between two crops. Seed for crop A costs $30 per acre. Seed for crop B costs $15 per acre. The farmer can spend at most $600 on seed. If crop B brings in a profit of $60 per acre, and crop A brings in a profit of $140 per acre, how many acres of each crop should the farmer plant to maximize her profit?

? acres of crop A

?acres of crop B

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