Final answer:
Samuel's farm has 59,040 potato plants in total, and his crew will harvest about 3,936 plants per hour to complete the harvest in the 15-hour timeframe.
Step-by-step explanation:
Samuel Spud from Spuds Farm is dealing with a large number of potato plants that need to be harvested in time for the holiday season. To determine how many potato plants are in the entire field, we would multiply the number of rows by the number of plants per row. There are 180 rows of potato plants, with 328 plants in each row:
- Total potato plants = Number of rows × Number of plants per row = 180 rows × 328 plants/row = 59,040 plants.
To find out how many potato plants the crew can harvest each hour, we take the total number of plants and divide it by the total hours they will work, which is 15 hours:
- Potato plants harvested per hour = Total potato plants ÷ Total hours = 59,040 plants ÷ 15 hours = 3,936 plants/hour.
Thus, Samuel's crew will harvest a total of 59,040 potato plants, and they can harvest approximately 3,936 plants every hour to meet their goal for the Thanksgiving demand.