Problema Solution
Snookers lumber can convert logs into either lumber or plywood. In a given day, the mill turns out three times as many plywood as lumber. It makes a profit of $30 on a unit of lumber and$50 on a unit of plywood. How many of each unit must be produced and sold in order to make a profit of $18360?
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P=3L
equation;
30L+50P=18360
Substitute P=3L;
30L+50(3L)=18360
multiply and collect like terms;
30L+150L=18360
180L=18360
divide each side by 180;
L=102
Multiply 3(102) to find what P equals;
P=3(102)
P=306