A farm truck has a sprayer unit attached with a $72$ gallon tank. If $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$ gallons of water and $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ pounds of pesticide are applied per acre, how much pesticide powder is needed per tankful?
A) $53$ pounds
B) $49$ pounds
C) $51$ pounds
D) $48$ pounds
E) $50$ pounds

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Since the tank holds 72 gallons of water, it will cover 72/0.75 = 96 acres. Since $\frac{1}{2}$ pound of pesticide is applied per acre, there will be 96 x $\frac{1}{2}$ = 48 pounds of pesticide applied to each tankful. Therefore, the answer is D.

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