Question

A farmer planted a field of BT 124 corn and wants to estimate the yield in terms of bushels per acre. He counts 22 ears in 1/1000 of an acre and determines that each ear has about 700 kernels on average. He also knows that a bushel contains about 90,000 kernels on average. What is the farmer’s estimate of yield in bushels/acre?

I tried this but i'm not sure of my answer
1 acre = 22 ears
1 ear = 700 kernels
Therefore, 22 ears = 700 kernels * 22 = 15400kernels
1 Bushel = 90,000 kernels
Therefore, 15400 kernels = 90,000/15400 = 0.17 bushel/acre

Answer 1

If he gets less than 1/4 bushel per acre, he'd better give up farming and find a new profession.

22 * 1000 = 22,000 ears per acre

22,000 * 700 = 15,400,000 kernels

15,400,000 / 90,000 =

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Answer 2

.17 bushel/acre ?
Does that seem logical to you?

1 acre yields 20 000 ears
= 20 000*700 kernels

1 bushel = 90 000 kernels

number of bushels = 20 000*700/90 000
= 155.56 or appr. 156 bushels/acre

Answer 3

sorry, I read that as 20 ears, should have been 22

so go with Ms Sue's final calculation of
15,400,000 / 90,000 = appr. 171