Question

during a harvest, a farmer filled 75 containers each with 49 ears of corn. when he was repacking the ears for shipment, he placed them in 5 crates. how many ears of corn did he put in each crate? a. 735 b. 745 c. 740 d. 725

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total ears of corn

First, find the total number of ears of corn by multiplying the number of containers (75) by the number of ears per container (49). So, \( 75 \times 49 \).
\( 75\times49 = 75\times(50 - 1)=75\times50 - 75\times1 = 3750 - 75 = 3675 \).

Step2: Divide total by number of crates

Then, divide the total number of ears (3675) by the number of crates (5) to find the number of ears per crate. So, \( 3675\div5 \).
\( 3675\div5 = 735 \).

Answer:

A. 735