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Learning Diagnostic Analytics Math Skill plans Recommendations GA Standards You have prizes t Fifth grade > Y.11 Multi-step problems with customary unit conversions MJ9 Kimi has two horses: Salt and pepper. Every month, Salt eats 450 pounds of hay. Pepper is bigger, so he eats 550 pounds of hay each month. How many tons of hay do Salt and pepper eat in a year? tons Submit

Answer 1

Answer:

Salt and Pepper eat 6 tons of hay in a year

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that every month, Salt eats 450 pounds of hay, and Pepper eats 550 pounds of hay.

Together, they eat

450 + 550 = 1000 pounds of hay each month

There are 12 months ina year, so they eat

1000 * 12 = 12000 pounds of hay each year.

Converting this to tons

1 ton = 2000 pounds

Let x tons = 12000 pounds

2000x = 12000

x = 12000/2000

= 6

Salt and Pepper eat 6 tons of hay in a year