In the village, if the harvest this year is 6,000 bushels of grain and the harvest next year will be 1,100 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)5,600
B)4,500
C)7,100
D)8,400
E)1,200

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The villagers can consume 5,600 bushels of grain next year.This is because they will have 6,000 bushels of grain from this year's harvest, and 1,100 bushels from next year's harvest. However, 10% of the grain that is stored for a year will be eaten by rats, so they will lose 10% of 6,000 bushels, which is 600 bushels. This means that they will have 6,000 - 600 = 5,400 bushels of grain from this year's harvest that they can consume next year. They will also have 1,100 bushels from next year's harvest, so they will have a total of 5,400 + 1,100 = 6,500 bushels of grain that they can consume next year. However, they have already consumed 1,000 bushels of grain this year, so they will have 6,500 - 1,000 = 5,500 bushels of grain left to consume next year.

In the Village, If the Harvest This Year Is 6,000