Question

A south dade farmer knows that the number of potatoes harvested varies directly with the number of potato plants grown. Last year the farmer harvested 189 potatoes from 9 potato plants. If the farmer plants 14 potato plants this year, how many potatoes can he expect to harvest?

A. 21
B. 23
C. 294
D. 2646

(Show how you did it so I understand!)

Answer 1

First you divide 189 by 9 so you can find out how many the farmer harvested in one plant

`189 / 9 = 21`
Then you multiply 21 by 14 because 21 potatoes are harvested from one plant

`21 * 14 = 294`