Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: the price of a bushel of corn is currently $ 3.20 , and the price of a peck of wheat is $ 8.80 . the price of corn is increasing at a constant rate of 5 x cents per day while the price of wheat is decreasing at a constant rate of x ( 2 ^ 1 / 2 ) - x cents per day . what is the approximate price when a bushel of corn costs the same amount as a peck of wheat ?
Output (English): $ 8.40