A small country exports soybeans and flowers. Soybeans require 8 workers per acre, flowers require 12 workers per acre, and 100,000 workers are available. Government contracts require that there be at least 3 times as many acres of soybeans as flowers planted. It costs $250 per acre to plant soybeans and $300 per acre to plant flowers, and there is a budget of $3 million. If the profit from soybeans is $1,600 per acre and the profit from flowers is $2,400 per acre, find the maximum profit. Round the answer to the nearest tenth of million.
A. $20 million
B. $24.4 million
C. $23 million
D. $22.1 million
E. $21.1 million
Answer: A
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Use the appropriate geometric formula from the following list to find the requested measure. 
The perimeter of a square with side of length 5 inches
A. 28 in. B. 21 in. C. 25 in. D. 20 in.
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