Mason is growing tomatoes in his garden this year. Every 1.5 ft of stalk yields about 3.4 lbs of tomatoes. He has four plants with a combined stalk length of 10.5 feet. How many pounds of tomatoes can he expect to harvest?

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Mason is growing tomatoes in his garden this year. Every 1.5 ft of stalk yields about 3.4 lbs of tomatoes. He has four plants with a combined stalk length of 10.5 feet. How many pounds of tomatoes can he expect to harvest?


Answer: 23.8 pounds
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Explanation:



To solve this, we must note this

when x = 1.5, y = 3.4

What is y when x = 10.5

First, we must divide 10.5 by 1.5

10.5/1.5 = 7

So to find what y equals, we must multiply 3.4 by 7

3.4 * 7 = 23.8

This means that when he has 4 plants with a combined stalk length of 10.5 feet, he can expect to harvest 23.8 pounds of tomatoes.


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