SOLUTION: world grain demand Freeport McMoran projects the in 2010 world grain suply will be 1.8 million metric tons and the supply will be on 3/4 of world grain demand. What will world gra

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Question 118500: world grain demand Freeport McMoran projects the in 2010 world grain suply will be 1.8 million metric tons and the supply will be on 3/4 of world grain demand.
What will world grain demand be in 2010?
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world grain demand Freeport McMoran projects the in 2010 world grain suply will be 1.8 million metric tons and the supply will be on 3/4 of world grain demand.
What will world grain demand be in 2010?
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Let world demand be "x" tons.
EQUATION:
1.8 million = (3/4)x
x = (4/3)1.8 million
x = 4*0.6 million
x = 2.4 million tons
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Stan H.