In South Georgia, Ms. Smith’s orange farm workers pick 150 bushels of oranges in 5 hours. How many bushels of oranges would they pick in 7 hours? Do not label answer.

Answer 1

To find the number of bushels of oranges that would be picked in 7 hours, we can set up a proportion:

5 hours = 150 bushels
7 hours = x bushels

Using the formula for proportions, we can cross-multiply:

5 * x = 7 * 150

Now, we can solve for x:

5x = 7 * 150

Dividing both sides of the equation by 5:

x = (7 * 150) / 5

Simplifying the expression:

x = 210

Therefore, the orange farm workers would pick 210 bushels of oranges in 7 hours.