Question

Nathaniel has 8,640 ears of corn. A bushel of corn contains between 40-60 ears of corn. How many more bushels of corn will Nathaniel have if each uses 40 ears of corn as his measurement than if he uses 60 ears of corn as his measurement?

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Answer 1

72

Explanation:

You want to know the difference in the number of bushels computed for 8640 ears of corn when 40 ears/bushel are used in the computation instead of 60 ears/bushel.

Bushels

At 40 ears per bushel, Nathaniel has ...

(8640 ears)/(40 ears/bushel) = 216 bushels

At 60 ears per bushel, Nathaniel has ...

(8640 ears)/(60 ears/bushel) = 144 bushels

Using 40 ears/bushel, Nathaniel has ...

216 -144 = 72 . . . . more bushels

Nathaniel has 72 more bushes of corn if he uses 40 ears/bushel as is measurement.

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