A farmer has 220 bushels of for sale at a​ farmer's market. He sells an average of 15 5/8 bushels each day. After 6 ​days, what is the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale at the​ farmer's market?

Write a signed number representing the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale.
  
​(Type an​ integer, proper​ fraction, or mixed​ number.)

1 answer

The farmer sells 15 5/8 bushels each day for 6 days, so he sells a total of (15 5/8) * 6 = 93 3/8 bushels.
Therefore, the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale is -93 3/8 bushels.