Question

lumber company can convert logs either lumber or plywood. in a given day the mill will turn out twice as many units of plywood as lumber.it makes a profit 30 on a unit of lumber and 50 on a unit of plywood how many of each must be produced in order to make a profit of 13130

Answer 1

Let L = lumber and P = plywood

Then 30L + 50P = 13130

And P = 2L

Now solve!