Asked by Madeline Boutot on Jun 08, 2024

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In the village if the harvest this year is 6,000 bushels of grain and the harvest next year will be 900 bushels and if rats eat 10% of any grain that is stored for a year, how many bushels of grain could the villagers consume next year if they consume 1,000 bushels of grain this year?

A) 6,900
B) 5,400
C) 8,100
D) 4,500
E) 1,000

Bushels

A bushel is a unit of volume that is used in the United States for measuring quantities of agricultural produce such as grains, fruits, and vegetables.

Harvest

The process or period of gathering in crops.

Grain

Small, hard, dry seeds, with or without attached hulls or fruit layers, harvested for human or animal consumption, and used across various industries.

  • Understand and predict the effects of storage and loss on future consumption in resource management scenarios.
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Osvaldo Lopez EsquivelJun 12, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
After consuming 1,000 bushels this year, 5,000 bushels remain. Rats eat 10% of that, leaving 4,500 bushels. Adding the 900 bushels from next year's harvest gives a total of 5,400 bushels available for consumption next year.