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A south dade farmer knows that the number of potatoes harvested varies directly with the number of potato plants grown. Last year the farmer harvested 189 potatoes from 9 potato plants. If the farmer plants 14 potato plants this year, how many potatoes can he expect to harvest?

A. 21
B. 23
C. 294
D. 2646

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First you divide 189 by 9 so you can find out how many the farmer harvested in one plant
[tex]189 \div 9 = 21[/tex]
Then you multiply 21 by 14 because 21 potatoes are harvested from one plant
[tex]21 \times 14 = 294[/tex]

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