Haitian farmers are buying mango tree saplings for $10 each, and the full-grown trees produce $75 of fruit each year. If a farmer wishes to earn $1,500 per year when the trees are grown, how much will the farmer have to spend on saplings? a) $100b) $150c) $200d) $750e) $1,000

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Ryan Foley

24 February, 01:58

Haitian farmers are buying mango tree saplings for $10 each, and the full-grown trees produce $75 of fruit each year. If a farmer wishes to earn $1,500 per year when the trees are grown, how much will the farmer have to spend on saplings? a) $100b) $150c) $200d) $750e) $1,000

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Joshua Howell · Answer 1

c) $200

Step-by-step explanation:

if the farmer wishes to earn $1500 per year he needs 1500/75=20 trees producing fruit

Because each tree produces 75$ of fruit per year

if we wants 20 trees he has to spend 20*$10=$200

Because each tree has a cost of 10$