Question

Trixie Bell is a yearling goat. She consumes 0.75 lb of grain and 4.25 lbs of hay daily.

14% of the grain is digestible protein, but only 2.5% of the hay is digestible protein.

How many grams of protein does Trixie Bell consume daily?

Answer 1

95.91 g

Step-by-step explanation:

First we convert the given masses of grain and hay into grams:

• 0.75 lb of grain * 454 g/lb = 340.5 g of grain

• 4.25 lb of hay * 454 g/lb = 1929.5 g of hay

Now we calculate how many grams of protein Trixie consumes from grain:

• 340.5 g of grain * 14/100 = 47.67 g protein

And do the same for hay:

• 1929.5 g of hay * 2.5/100 = 48.24 g protein

Finally we add the protein grams:

• 47.67 + 48.24 = 95.91 g