crop yield is the ratio of the number of bush...
crop yield is the ratio of the number of bushels harvested to the number of acres used for the harvest. this year, the harvest at a farm was 9,396 bushels of soybeans, resulting in a crop yield of 40.5 bushels per acre. to the nearest whole acre, how many acres were harvested? 232 acres 252 acres 285 acres 295 acres
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# Explanation:
## Step1: Recall the yield - area formula
Crop yield = $\frac{\text{Number of bushels}}{\text{Number of acres}}$. Let the number of acres be $x$. We know that crop yield is 40.5 bushels per acre and the number of bushels is 9396. So, $40.5=\frac{9396}{x}$.
## Step2: Solve for $x$
Cross - multiply to get $40.5x = 9396$. Then $x=\frac{9396}{40.5}$.
## Step3: Calculate the value of $x$
$x=\frac{9396}{40.5}=232$.
# Answer:
232 acres