Use a proportion to solve the problem.
-Coffee beans from 14 trees are required to produce the $17 \mathrm{lb}$ of coffee that the average person in the United States drinks each year. About how many trees are required to produce $492 \mathrm{lb}$ of coffee? Round to the nearest whole number.
A) 393 trees
B) 450 trees
C) 405 trees
D) 597 trees

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The proportion is set up as $ \frac{14}{17} = \frac{x}{492} $. Solving for $ x $, we get $ x = \frac{14 \times 492}{17} \approx 405 $.

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