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Question 370251: Coffee beans from 14 trees are required to produce the 17lbs of coffee that the average person in the U.S. drinks each year. How many trees are required to produce 375lbs of coffee? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 17 pounds are produced from 14 trees
375 pounds will require ?
this is direct proportion
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number of trees = 375* 14/17
= 308.8
=309 trees are required
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