Question

In the process of milling grain, 3% of the original is lost because of spillage,

and another 5% of the originalis lost because of mildew. If the inill starts out
with 490 tons of grain, how much in tons) reinains to be sold after milling?

Answer 1

450.8 tons of grain remain to be sold after milling.

Explanation:

We know that in total 8% of the original grain is lost (3% spillage + 5% mildew). We can multiply the original 490 tons by 8% to find out how many tons are lost.

490 × 8% ----> 490 x 0.08= 39.2 tons.

We now know that 39.2 tons are lost. We subtract this from the original to see how much remains.

490 - 39.2= 450.8 tons.

We have 450.8 tons remaining.