Crop yield is the ratio of the number of bushels harvested to the number of acres used for the harvest. This year, a large farm harvested rice from 690 acres of farmland. The crop yield was 7,553 bushels per acre.Approximately how many bushels of rice were harvested?
A medical researcher has two petri dishes containing viruses. Dish B has a population density of 1.2 viruses per square millimeter. Dish A has an area of about 2,826 square millimeters.If both petri dishes have the same population density, approximately how many viruses are in Dish A?
A city’s bus line is used more as the urban population density increases. The more people in an area, the more likely bus lines will be utilized.The population of City A, in Texas, is 29,455 and covers an area of 19.42 mi2. The population of City B, in Alabama, is 34,890 and covers an area of 25.4 mi2.Which city’s residents are more likely to use public buses? Explain.
A company needs to package 7,560 beads. A wooden container shaped like a rectangular prism can hold 180 beads. A plastic cylindrical container can hold 126 beads. The wooden container costs the company $0.70, while the plastic container costs $0.40.Which container should the company use to minimize cost? Explain.
The populations and areas of four states are shown.
Rashad is considering two designs for a garden. In Design 1 he would use fencing to surround a square plot of land that has an area of 1,296 square feet. In Design 2 he would divide a plot of land into two rectangular sections, each 15 feet by 36 feet, and surround the plot with fencing, as well as place fencing along the dividing line of the two sections.
A company needs to package 2,400 pencils. A box in the shape of a rectangular prism can hold 60 pencils. A cylindrical container can hold 80 pencils. Each box costs the company $0.50, while each cylindrical container costs $0.75.Which packaging should the company use to minimize cost? Explain.
A scientist has four petri dishes of different sizes. Each dish contains a different number of bacteria.
Crop yield is the ratio of the number of bushels harvested to the number of acres used for the harvest. This year, the harvest at a farm was 9,396 bushels of soybeans, resulting in a crop yield of 40.5 bushels per acre.To the nearest whole acre, how many acres were harvested?
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