Question

Last year, 3 1/2 acres of strawberry fields produce approximately 14,700 pounds of strawberries. This year the number of acres planted with strawberries increased to 5 acres. Use proportional reasoning to estimate the farm’s income from the sale of strawberries this year.

Answer 1

→(3 1/2=7/2) acres of strawberry fields produce approximately 14,700 pounds of strawberries.

→ 7/2 acre of a field = 14,700 pound of strawberry

→ 1 acre of a field = 14,700× 2/7  pound of strawberry

→1 acre of a field = 2100× 2  pound of strawberry

→ 1 acre of a field = 4,200 pound of strawberry

→5× 1 acre of a field =5× 4,200 pound of strawberry

→ 5 acre of a field =21,000 pound of strawberry