Solve the problem. Show all of your work and explain your steps.
A town is organizing a Fourth of July parade. There will be two sizes of floats in the parade, as shown below. A space of will be left after each floats.
(Large float= 30ft and Small float= 15ft)
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The parade must be at least 150ft long, but less than 200ft long. What combinations of the large and small floats are possible?
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Large floats cost $600 to operate. Small floats cost $300 to operate. The town has a budget of $2500 to operate floats. How does this change your answer to (a)? What combinations of Large and Small floats are possible?