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  • 03-11-2022
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a farmer decides to sell 16 pounds of his small 15 lb crop what percent of crop did he sell

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  • 03-11-2022

93.75%

1) We can solve this by setting a proportion.

16 pounds------------ 100%

15------------------------ x

2)Cross multiplying the ratios, (1st property of proportions):

1500 =16x

x=1500/16

x=93.75%

3) So this farmer sold 93.75% of his crop.

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