A town is organizing a Forth of July parade. There will be two sizes of floats in the parade, as shown below a space of 10ft will be left after each float.

(The picture shows 1 big float that is 30ft and a small float that is 15ft.)

a. The parade must be at least 150ft long, but less than 200ft long. What combinations of large and small floats are possible.

b. Lards floats cost $600 to operate. Small floats cost $300 to operate. The town has a budget of $2500 to operate the floats. How does this change your answer to part (a). What combination of large and small floats are possible?

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A town is organizing a Forth of July parade. There will be two sizes of floats in the parade, as shown below a space of 10ft will be left after each float. 

(The picture shows 1 big float that is 30ft and a small float that is 15ft.)

a. The parade must be at least 150ft long, but less than 200ft long. What combinations of large and small floats are possible. 

b. Lards floats cost $600 to operate. Small floats cost $300 to operate. The town has a budget of $2500 to operate the floats. How does this change your answer to part (a). What combination of large and small floats are possible?

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