7.7k views
4 votes
When a farmer harvests chicken eggs, he expects 2% of the eggs to be cracked. How many eggs would the farmer expect to be cracked when harvesting 350 eggs?

(A) 3
(B) 7
(C) 18
(D) 70

1 Answer

5 votes

Final answer:

To calculate the expected number of cracked eggs, multiply the total number of eggs (350) by the expected percentage of cracked eggs (2%), resulting in 7 cracked eggs.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a farmer harvests eggs and expects 2% of the eggs to be cracked, to find the number of cracked eggs, you would take the total number of eggs and multiply by the percentage expected to be cracked in decimal form:

Total number of cracked eggs = Total eggs × Expected percentage of cracked eggs (in decimal form)

Total number of cracked eggs = 350 eggs × 0.02

Total number of cracked eggs = 7 cracked eggs

Therefore, the farmer would expect 7 cracked eggs when harvesting 350 eggs.

User Steve Maris
by
9.3k points