Checkpoint: Analyzing Experiments Solution

Using the scenario from Example 3, to avoid losing money, what is the minimum market price per bushel required to be able to afford the new fertilizer?

$\frac{45}{5.6} = 8.036 = 8.04$
The minimum price to afford the new fertilizer is $8.04 per bushel.

Note

If your student is not sure how to start this problem:

Q: If you need the cost per acre, what values need to be divided to determine this value?

A: The fertilizer cost ($45) and the observed difference (5.6).

Note: Dividing these values gives you a new market price per bushel that would make the organic fertilizer affordable.