Problema Solution
a company manufactures bikes and trail bikes. The cost of materials for a mountain bike is $60, and the cost of materials for materials for a trail bike $50. the cost of labor to manufacture a mountain bike is $80, and the cost of labor to manufacture a trail bike is $30.During a week in which the company has budgeted $2,750 for materials and $2,750. for labor, how many mountain bikes does the company plan to manufacture?
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Let
m = the number of mountain bikes
t = the number of trail bikes
Using the given information in the questions we can write the following system of equations:
60m + 50t = 2750
80m + 30t = 2750
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m = 25 mount bikes
t = 25 trail bikes
The company plans to manufacture 25 mount bikes.