Question

Jo combines 4 bushels of wheat per minute. How many pounds of wheat does she harvest perhour?

Answer 1

14,400 pounds of wheat per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, recall the standard conversion between bushels and pounds.

• Wheat has an assigned weight of 60 pounds.

Therefore:

`1\text{ bushel of wheat=60 pounds}`

Also:

`\begin{gathered} 60\text{ minutes=1 hour} \\ \implies1\text{ minute=}(1)/(60)hour \end{gathered}`

Therefore:

`\begin{gathered} 4\frac{\text{bushels}}{\text{minute}}=(4*60)/((1)/(60)) \\ =4*60/(1)/(60) \\ =4*60*60 \\ =14,400\text{ pounds per hour} \end{gathered}`

Thus, Jo harvests 14,400 pounds of wheat per hour.