Devin starts his own farm. He grows sunflowers and flax on the 240 acres he owns. This year he wants to plant 80 more acres of sunflowers than flax. How many acres of sunflowers will he need to grow? How many acres of flax?
If x acres of flax, then
x + x+80 = 240
To find out how many acres of sunflowers Devin will need to grow and how many acres of flax he will need, we can set up a system of equations.
Let's say the number of acres of flax Devin wants to plant is represented by 'x'. According to the problem, he wants to plant 80 more acres of sunflowers than flax. So, the number of acres of sunflowers will be represented by 'x + 80'.
Now, we can set up the equation:
x + (x + 80) = 240
Combining like terms, we have:
2x + 80 = 240
Subtracting 80 from both sides, we get:
2x = 160
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
x = 80
Therefore, Devin will need to grow 80 acres of flax and (80 + 80) = 160 acres of sunflowers.
Let’s assume the 240 acres is split 50/50 between sunflowers and flax, and he wants to plant another 240 acres plus the internet extra 80.
240/2 = 120
120 + 80 = 200
200 = sunflower
120 = flax