Question

.It takes 14.5 hours to produce 200 bushels of wheat on five acres of land. (a) How many bushels could be produced on 23 acres? (b) Assuming the number of workers remains the same, how long would it take?

Answer 1

Given:
It takes 14.5 hours to produce 200 bushels of wheat on 5 acres of land.

Part (a)
Because 23  acres will hold more wheat than 5 acres, the number of bushels that can be planted on 23 acres is
(23/5)*(200 bushels) = 920 bushels.

Answer: 920 bushels

Part (b)
If the number of workers remains the same, it will take them longer to plant more bushels.
The time required s
(920/200)*(14.5 hours) = 66.7 hours

Answer: 66.7 hours