SOLUTION: A farmer has a total yield of 42,000 bu of corn from a 350 acre farm. What total yield should he expect from a similar 560 acre farm.

Question 1054215: A farmer has a total yield of 42,000 bu of corn from a 350 acre farm. What total yield should he expect from a similar 560 acre farm.
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A farmer has a total yield of 42,000 bu of corn from a 350 acre farm. What total yield should he expect from a similar 560 acre farm.
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