Solved sylvia has an apple orchard. one season, her 100 trees yielded 140 apples per tree. she wants to increase her production by adding more trees to the orchard. however, she knows that for every 10 additional trees she plants, she will lose 4 apples per tree (i. e., the yield per tree will decrease by 4 apples). how many trees should she have in the orchard to maximize her production of apples

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Blossom

23 May, 20:26

Solved sylvia has an apple orchard. one season, her 100 trees yielded 140 apples per tree. she wants to increase her production by adding more trees to the orchard. however, she knows that for every 10 additional trees she plants, she will lose 4 apples per tree (i. e., the yield per tree will decrease by 4 apples). how many trees should she have in the orchard to maximize her production of apples

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Aubrey Marshall · Answer 1

If she has a 100 trees and they each generate 140 apples and she wants to double that the following year then it's 200 X 140 = 28000 and 28,000 is your answer I believe.