Delta Grow soybeans should have a 95% germination rate, and 130,000 plants are recommended per acre. There are 2296 soybean seeds per pound of seed, and the seed is sold in 50 pound bag

Question

Farmers plant crops based on populations per acre or the number of plants per acre.

a. Delta Grow soybeans should have a 95% germination rate, and 130,000 plants are recommended per acre. There are 2296 soybean seeds per pound of seed, and the seed is sold in 50 pound bags. How many bags of seed are needed to plant 50 acres?

b. Given 50-lb bag of seeds cost $80, what will the farmer's seed bill be for his 50-acre field?

Answer 1

For 130,000 to be 95% of the crop 136,842 seeds must be planted (130,000 / 0.95)

That is 56.6 pounds of seed (136,842 / 2296)

For 50 acres he needs 2,980 pounds of seed.

Thant is 59.6 bags. So 60 bags.

The cost is $4,800.