A farmer grows two types of grain in his fields. He has a seed budget of $18,000.00 and has spent $8,100.00 to plant wheat seed so far. If barley seed costs $47.00 per acre to plant, what is the maximum number of acres of barley the farmer can plant and still be under budget?
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$18,000.00-$8,100.00=$9,900 9,900/47=210.6 210×47= 9,870 $30 under budget 210 max acres