Question

At a dairy farm, 2 cows produce enough milk to fill 7 equal-sized buckets. Each cow produces the same amount of milk. What is the rate of buckets per cow?

Answer 1

To find the rate of milk production at a dairy farm, divide the total number of milk buckets by the number of cows, resulting in 3.5 buckets per cow.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has provided a situation from a dairy farm involving the rate of milk production measured in buckets per cow. We need to calculate the rate at which 2 cows can fill milk buckets, knowing that together they produce enough milk to fill 7 buckets.

Since both cows are producing the same amount of milk, the rate can be calculated by dividing the total number of buckets by the number of cows. The equation for this is:

Rate (buckets per cow) = Total buckets ÷ Number of cows

So, plugging in the numbers:

Rate (buckets per cow) = 7 buckets ÷ 2 cows = 3.5 buckets per cow

This means each cow produces enough milk to fill 3.5 buckets. Therefore, the rate of milk production per cow at this dairy farm is 3.5 buckets per cow.