Question

Please answer now plz!!!! A farmer is trying to determine the number of plaintiff plaints in a farm that covers 21 acres. He marks off five half-acres plots at randomly selected locations in the farm. The first plot contains 291 plants, the second plot contains 327 plants, and the third plot contains 286 plants. Part A: Using this data, determine which of the following quantities represent an estimate of the number of plantain plants in the entire farm. A)301 B)603 C)4,219 D)12,656. Part B: Suppose that a plantain plant bears a single bunch on a single stem. An average bunch will have 8 hands of 15 plantains. The farmer determines that around 85% of the total average is ready to harvest and sell. If the value at farm level is around $140.00 per thousand of fruits units for plantain, determine the total value at farm level for this farmer after harvesting and selling all the plantains in his farm. The total value is.......? (Plz tell how you get your answer also) thnx

Answer 1

D) 12,656

Explanation:

First of all, as they have given us 3 quantities of plants in 1/2 an acre, we can work out the average amount of plants in 1 whole acre.

In the first 1/2 acre there were:

• 291 plants

In the second 1/2 acre there were:

• 327 plants

In the third 1/2 acre there were:

• 286 plants

to work out the average, we add all these together then divide them by 3 (as there are 3 examples)

291 + 327 + 286 = 904

904 ÷ 3 = 301.3 (this is the average amount of plants in every 1/2 acre.) If we multiply this answer by 2 we will get the average amount of plants in every acre.

301.3 x 2 = 602.67 (average plants in every 1 acre) multiply by total acres (21) for your answer

602.67 x 21 = 12656 average plants in total

I hope this was helpful :-)