Final answer:
To determine the change in bushels after 5 days, multiply the daily average sold (16 3/4 bushels) by 5 days, and subtract from the initial amount of 140 bushels to get the remaining bushels.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question asks about calculating the total change in the number of bushels of wheat a farmer has after selling a certain amount each day for a period of 5 days. To represent this change, we need to multiply the daily average number of bushels sold by the number of days. The farmer sells an average of 16 3/4 bushels each day.
To find the change after 5 days, we calculate: 16 3/4 bushels per day × 5 days = 83 3/4 bushels.
Subtracting the total amount sold from the initial amount, we have: 140 bushels - 83 3/4 bushels = 56 1/4 bushels.