In the Village , If the Harvest This Year Is

question 20

Multiple Choice

In the village , if the harvest this year is 4,000 bushels of grain and the harvest next year will be 1,200 bushels and if rats eat 10% of any grain that is stored for a year, how many bushels of grain could the villagers consume next year if they consume 1,000 bushels of grain this year?

• A)2,700
• B)5,850
• C)3,900
• D)5,200
• E)1,300

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Definitions:

Spongy Bone

A porous type of bone tissue found at the ends of bones and within the vertebral bones, characterized by a honeycomb-like structure.

Compact Bone

The dense, hard outer layer of bones that provides strength, structure, and resistance to the body.

Bony Plates

Bony plates are rigid structures of dense bone forming the protective external layer or armor on certain animals, such as stegosaurs and armadillos.

Lacunae

Small spaces within bone or cartilage tissue that house cells such as osteocytes in bone or chondrocytes in cartilage.