SOLUTION: In a vineyard there are 210 rows of vines. Each row is 192 m long and plants are planted 4m apart. On average, each plant produces 9kg of grapes each season. The total amount of g

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Question 878867: In a vineyard there are 210 rows of vines. Each row is 192 m long and plants are planted 4m apart. On average, each plant produces 9kg of grapes each season. The total amount of grapes produced by the vineyards each season is closest to
A. 10, 000kg
B. 100, 000kg
C. 200, 000kg
D. 400, 000kg
E. 1, 600, 000kg
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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192/4 = 48 -- but there are actually 49 because of the ends.
210 * 49 = 10080 plants
10080 plants * 9kg grapes = 90,720kg of grapes