A farmer planted a field of Bt 123 corn and wants to estimate the yield in terms of bushels per acre. He counts 22 ears in 1/1000 of an acre. He determines that each ear has about 700 kernels on average. He also knows that a bushel contains about 90 000 kernels on average. What is the farmer's estimate of yield in bushels/acre?
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A farmer planted a field of BT 123 corn and wants to estimate the yield in terms of bushels per acre. He counts 35 ears in 1/1000 of an acre. He determines that each ear has about 500 kernels on average. He also knows that a bushel contains about 97,000 kernels on average. What is the farmer’s estimate of yield in bushels/acre?
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To estimate the yield in bushels per acre, you'll need to follow these steps:
1. Calculate the total number of ears in 1 acre:
- Since the farmer counted 22 ears in 1/1000th of an acre, you can calculate the number of ears in 1 acre by multiplying the count by 1000:
22 ears * 1000 = 22,000 ears
2. Calculate the total number of kernels in the entire field:
- Since each ear has about 700 kernels on average, you can multiply the number of ears by the average number of kernels per ear:
22,000 ears * 700 kernels/ear = 15,400,000 kernels
3. Convert the total number of kernels to bushels:
- Divide the total number of kernels by the average number of kernels per bushel (90,000 kernels):
15,400,000 kernels / 90,000 kernels/bushel = 171.11 bushels
4. Calculate the yield in bushels per acre:
- Since the yield was calculated for 1 acre, the answer is the same as the previous step:
171.11 bushels/acre
Therefore, the farmer's estimate of the yield in bushels/acre is approximately 171.11 bushels.