The Sanders Garden Shop Mixes Two Types of Grass Seed

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Essay

The Sanders Garden Shop mixes two types of grass seed into a blend. Each type of grass has been rated (per pound) according to its shade tolerance, ability to stand up to traffic, and drought resistance, as shown in the table. Type A seed costs $1 and Type B seed costs $2. If the blend needs to score at least 300 points for shade tolerance, 400 points for traffic resistance, and 750 points for drought resistance, how many pounds of each seed should be in the blend? Which targets will be exceeded? How much will the blend cost?

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Definitions:

Cause-Effect

A relationship where one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect), indicating a connection between actions or occurrences.

Experimentation

The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation to explore a hypothesis or examine the effects of variables.

Correlated

When two or more variables are related in some way, with changes in one variable associated with changes in another.

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