Question

The area of on field is 16 acres, the area of the second field is 1 1/4 times bigger. A barn of wheat on the first field makes up 37 1/2 thousands pounds per acre, and on the second 1 2/15 as much per acre, how much more was gathered on the second field than the first?

Answer 1

250 thousand pounds

Explanation:

Given that:

Area of field 1 = 16 acres

Area of field 2 = 1 1/4 bigger than field 1

Barn of wheat on field 1 = 37 1/2 thousands pounds per acre

Barn of wheat on second field = 1 2/15 as much as field one per acre

Total pounds gathered on field 1 :

37 1/2 * 16 = 600 thousand pounds

Area of second field :

1 1/4 * 16 = 5/4 * 16 = 20 acres

Barn of wheat per acre = 1 2/15 * 37 1/2

= 17/ 15 * 75/2 = 42 1/2 thousand pounds per acre

Total = 42 1/2 * 20 = 850 thousand pounds.

850 - 600 = 250 thousand pounds