SOLUTION: Freeport McMoRan projects that in 2011 the world's grain supply will be 1.8 trillion metric tons and the supply will be only 3/4 of the world's grain demand. What will the world's

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Question 310975: Freeport McMoRan projects that in 2011 the world's grain supply will be 1.8 trillion metric tons and the supply will be only 3/4 of the world's grain demand. What will the world's grain demand be in 2011?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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%283%2F4%29%2Ax=+1.8 trillion metric tons
x+=+%284%2F3%29%2A1.8
x+=+2.4 trillion metric tons