A car dealer has room for 40 vehicles for a clearance sale. There is a total of 186 hours available to prepare vehicles for the sale. It takes 6 hours to prepare a truck for sale and 3 hours to prepare a car for sale. The dealer wants to take at least 6 cars for the clearance sale. How many trucks and cars should the dealer prepare for the sale if the profit for selling a truck is $500 and the profit for selling each car is $400?

A car dealer has room for 40 vehicles for a clearance sale. There is a total of 186 hours available to prepare vehicles for the sale. It takes 6 hours to prepare a truck for sale and 3 hours to prepare a car for sale. The dealer wants to take at least 6 cars for the clearance sale. How many trucks and cars should the dealer prepare for the sale if the profit for selling a truck is $500 and the profit for selling each car is $400?

Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter11: Systems Of Equations

Section11.CR: Review Problem Set

Problem 41CR

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