bushels of corn for sale at a farmer's market. He sells an average of 14 and one fourth
bushels each day. After 7 days, what is the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale at the farmer's market? Question content area bottom
Part 1
Write a signed number representing the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale.
Since the farmer sells an average of 14 and one-fourth (or 14.25) bushels each day, the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale after 7 days is -14.25 * 7 = -99.75 bushels.
Therefore, the signed number representing the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale is -99.75.
To find the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale, we need to calculate the difference between the initial bushels and the final bushels.
The farmer sells an average of 14 and one-fourth bushels each day. To find the total bushels sold in 7 days, we multiply the average amount sold per day by the number of days:
14 and 1/4 * 7 = 99 and 3/4 bushels
Since the question is asking for the change in the total number of bushels, we assume that the farmer starts with a certain number of bushels and subtracts the amount sold. So if the farmer started with x bushels, the change in the total number of bushels would be:
x - (99 and 3/4)
As we don't know the initial number of bushels, we cannot give an exact signed number representing the change.