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A farmer harvested 21 1/4
fewer bushels of sweet corn this year than the previous year. If the farmer's sweet corn crop is planted across acres, what is the average loss per acre?

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85/12 fewer bushels per acre

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an expression with the information given and solve it:

We simply have to divide the total loss (21 1/4) by the number of acres (3):

Mathematically speaking:

21 1/4 ÷3 = (21(4) +1)/4 ÷3 = 85/4 ÷ 3= 85/12 fewer bushels per acre

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