The government buys x fighter planes at z dollars each and y tons of wheat at w dollars each. It spends B dollars. In each
of the following, write and solve an equation to find the unknown quantity.

1. Write and solve an equation to find the number of tons of wheat the government can afford to buy if it spends a
total of $100 million, wheat costs $300 per ton, and it must buy 5 fighter planes at $15 million each. Show your
work and state your answer in the context of the given situation.

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The government buys x fighter planes at z dollars each and y tons of wheat at w dollars each. It spends B dollars. In each 
of the following, write and solve an equation to find the unknown quantity.

1. Write and solve an equation to find the number of tons of wheat the government can afford to buy if it spends a 
total of $100 million, wheat costs $300 per ton, and it must buy 5 fighter planes at $15 million each. Show your 
work and state your answer in the context of the given situation.