A farmer has 240 bushels of for sale at a​ farmer's market. He sells an average of 16 3/4 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?

Question

Write a signed number representing the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale.

Answer 1

The farmer sells an average of 16 3/4 bushels each day for 6 days, so he sells a total of 16 3/4 * 6 = 100 bushels.
The change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale is -100 bushels, because he sold them. (Negative because the bushels are being subtracted)

Answer 2

wrong

Answer 3

Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's calculate the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale at the farmer's market after 6 days correctly.

The farmer sells an average of 16 3/4 (or 67/4) bushels each day.

To find the total number of bushels sold after 6 days, we multiply the average number of bushels sold per day by the number of days. So, 16 3/4 bushels/day * 6 days = (67/4) * 6 = 402/4 = 100.5 bushels.

To find the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale, we subtract the total number of bushels sold from the initial total of 240 bushels. So, 240 bushels - 100.5 bushels = 139.5 bushels remaining for sale.

To represent the change in the total number of bushels as a signed number, if he has less bushels for sale, it is considered a decrease and should be negative. So, the signed number representing the change in the total number of bushels the farmer has for sale is -139.5 bushels.