Final answer:
Therefore, the dairy farm has 387.42 gallons of milk left.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how much milk the dairy farm has left, we need to subtract the amount of milk used to make cheese from the total amount of milk produced.
To find the amount of milk left, subtract the milk used for cheese production from the total amount of milk produced.
To calculate how much milk the dairy farm has left after making cheese, we subtract the quantity of milk used to make cheese from the total amount produced. The dairy farm started with 872.71 gallons of milk and used 485.29 gallons to make cheese.
The calculation we need to make is:
872.71 gallons (total produced) - 485.29 gallons (used for cheese) = 387.42 gallons (leftover milk).
Given that the dairy farm produced 872.71 gallons of milk and used 485.29 gallons for cheese production, we can calculate the remaining milk by subtracting the amount used from the total:
Total milk - Milk used for cheese = Remaining milk
Substituting the given values:
872.71 gallons - 485.29 gallons = 387.42 gallons
Therefore, the dairy farm has 387.42 gallons of milk left.