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A farmer has 120 bushels of wheat to sell at his roadside stand. He sells an average of 16 1/8 bushels each day Represent the total change in the number of bushels he has for sale after 7 days

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He has sold (16+1/8) bushels/day x 7 days = (16 x 7) + (1/8 x 7) = 112 + 8/7 = 81 + 1/4 = 113.14

The change in the number of bushels is 120 - 113.14 = 6.857 or 6 and 857/1000 bushels

In other words, he has 58.75 (or 18 and 3/4) bushels remaining and has sold 81.25 (or 81 and 1/4) bushels
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