Question

Simple conversions

You bought your pig and it weighed 82 pounds. By fair your goal weight is 267 pounds. Your pig will gain 1 pound for every 3 pounds of feed. How much feed will you need to get your pig to it's goal weight? (show your work) (5) Feed costs $21.37 per 50 pound bag. How much will your feed cost be, to get your pig to it's goal weight? (5) MUST SHOW ALL WORK.

Answer 1

Number of feed = 555 pounds

Feed cost = $237.21

Further explanation

The main composition of algebraic expressions are:

• 1. phrases/terms

• 2. variable

• 3. constants

• 4. arithmetic operations

• 5. coefficients

• 6. exponent

Initial weight = 82 pounds

Goal weight = 267 pounds

The difference in weight that must be achieved :

`\tt 267-82=185~pounds`

The pig will gain 1 pound for every 3 pounds of feed⇒ 1 pound weight=3 pounds of feed

The amount of feed must be given:

`\tt 185~pounds~weight* 3~pounds~feed=555~pounds~of~feed`

Feed costs $21.37 per 50 pound bag, so for 555 pounds :

`\tt (555~pounds/ 50)* \$21.37=\$237.21`