Landscaping A landscape company is hired to plant trees in three new subdivisions. The company charges the developer for each tree planted, an hourly rate to plant the trees, and a fixed delivery charge. In one subdivision it took 166 labor hours to plant 250 trees for a cost of . In a second subdivision it took 124 labor hours to plant 200 trees for a cost of . In the final subdivision it took 200 labor hours to plant 300 trees for a cost of . Determine the cost for each tree, the hourly labor charge, and the fixed delivery charge.
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