Question

A farmer grows 128 red tomato plants and 102 yellow tomato plants. Each plant produces about 32 tomatoes. The farmer plans to sell each tomato for $2. Explain how to find a reasonable estimate for the total amount of money the farmer will earn if she sells all of the tomatoes

Answer 1

Explanation:

1: 128+102= 230

2: 230x32= $7360

Answer 2

$14720

Explanation:

Given: A farmer grows 128 red tomato plants and 102 yellow tomato plants. Each plant produces about 32 tomatoes. The farmer plans to sell each tomato for $2.

To find: A reasonable estimate for the total amount of money the farmer will earn if she sells all of the tomatoes.

Solution:

To find the estimate, we first need to find the total number of tomato plants planted by the farmer.

In order to find this, we need to add the number of red tomato plants planted and the number of yellow tomato plants planted.

So, we have
`128+102=230`

Therefore, the farmer planted a total of 230 tomato plants. Now, we need to find the number of tomatoes planted.

So, we have
`230*32=7360` tomatoes

Now, it is given that cost for 1 tomato is $2.

So, to find the estimated earning, we need to multiply 7360 by 2.

Therefore, we have
`7360*2=14720`

Hence, she will earn about $14720.