Real-Life Math -- Solution
The need for more food and better food production in this country
is pressing. Where do you decide to concentrate your efforts?
Question
1
By percentage, what crop does the country need more of?
Maize
1,942
produced
2,777 needed
1,942 / 2,777 = 70 percent
30
percent more is needed
Wheat
142
produced
292 needed
142 / 292 = 49 percent
51 percent
more is needed
Rice
23 produced
66
needed
23 / 66 = 35 percent
65 percent more is needed
Beans
140
produced
254 needed
140 / 254 = 55 percent
45 percent
more is needed
Potatoes
450
produced
655 needed
450 / 655 = 69 percent
31 percent
more is needed
Sugar
4,402
produced
342 needed
Nothing more is needed.
By
percentage, this country needs to produce more rice.
Question 2
By
sheer volume, what crop does the country need more of?
Maize
1,942
produced
2,777 needed
2,777 - 1,942 = 835
Wheat
142
produced
292 needed
292-142 = 150
Rice
23
produced
66 needed
66 - 23 = 43
Beans
140
produced
254 needed
254 - 140 = 114
Potatoes
450
produced
655 needed
655 - 450 = 205
Sugar
4,402
produced
342 needed
342 - 4,402 = -4,060(Nothing more is needed)
In
terms of sheer volume, the country is most in need of wheat supplies.
Question
3
This country has a 4,060-ton surplus of sugar.
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