Question

A farmer harvested 14,000kg of peanuts from an 8-acre farm. Which equation could be used to find the value of x, the expected harvest from a 30-acre farm

Answer 1

8 over 1400=30 Over x

Answer 2

52500 kg

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

mass of harvested peanuts = 14,000kg

size of land = 8-acre

Step two:

Required:

mass of harvested peanuts for a 30-acre land

let the mass be x

so, for 8-acre land the harvested mass is 14,000

hence for 30-acre land the harvested mass is x

cross multiply we have

8x=14,000*30

divide both sides by 8

x=420000/8

x=52500 kg