Question

The chickens on a certain farm consumed 600 pounds of feed in half a year. During that time the total number of eggs laid was 5,000. If the feed cost $1.25 per pound, then the feed cost per egg was

Answer 1

`1,25=(feed\ cost)/(600pound)\\ 1,25*600 pound=feed\ cost\\ feed\ cost= 750\$ \\\\ (feedcost)/(egg)=(750)/(5000)=(75)/(500) =0,15\$\\\\\ Answer \is\ 0,15\$`

Answer 2

600*1,25$=750$

`(750)/(5000)=(3)/(20)=0,15`