Question

Plot A of Astan Apple Orchard's produced an average of 246.343 bushels of apples over the last 5 years. The average number of bad bushels in the same period was 20.12. The approximate percentage of bad bushels was

Answer 1

The approximate percentage of bad bushels was 8.17%.

Explanation:

The percentage of bad bushels is given by the average number of bad bushels multiplied by 100 and divided by the average of bushels.

We have that:

Average number of bushels: 246.343

Average number of bad bushels: 20.12

The approximate percentage of bad bushels was

20.12*100%/246.343 = 8.17%

The approximate percentage of bad bushels was 8.17%.