Question

A farmer bought 24 bags of feed for

his hogs. The farmer spent a total of
$720 on the feed. Use the equation
24b = 720 to find the cost, in dollars,
of each bag of feed.

Answer 1

Explanation:

To find the cost of each bag of feed, we can use the equation:

24b = 720

where b represents the cost of one bag of feed in dollars.

To solve for b, we can isolate it on one side of the equation by dividing both sides by 24:

24b/24 = 720/24

Simplifying the calculation, we get:

b = 30

Therefore, each bag of feed costs $30.