A farmer has 59 chickens, and needs to buy them a month's supply of food. 1 chicken eats 2.3 pounds of food a week. If the farmer has a 15.7 pound bag of food, how many chickens would hat feed for a month? how many more 15.7 pound bags of food does he need to feed all the chickens?
Now, the farmer decided to by 15 more chickens. How much food does he need now?
The first person to answer will get 5 points
the second will get 4
the 3 will get 3
the 4 will get 2
the 5 will get 1
2.3 lbs /chicken - week
15.7 lbs /(2.3 lbs/chicken-week) = 6.82 chicken- weeks
theat is ONE chicken for 6.82 weeks or TWO chickens for 3.41 weeks.
59 chickens x 2.3 lbs/chicken-week x 4 weeks = 542.8 lbs needed (assuming 4 weeks in a month)
He already has 15.7 lbs 542.8-15.7 = 527.1 add'l needed
527.1/15.7 = 33. 57 more bags ~~ 34 more bags
59 + 15 = 74 chickens
74 x 2.3 x 4 = 680.8 lbs needed for 74 chickens 680.8 - 15.7 =665.1 lbs needed ~~42.36 bags~~43 bags
2.3 lbs /chicken - week
15.7 lbs /(2.3 lbs/chicken-week) = 6.82 chicken- weeks
theat is ONE chicken for 6.82 weeks or TWO chickens for 3.41 weeks.
59 chickens x 2.3 lbs/chicken-week x 4 weeks = 542.8 lbs needed (assuming 4 weeks in a month)
He already has 15.7 lbs 542.8-15.7 = 527.1 add'l needed
527.1/15.7 = 33. 57 more bags ~~ 34 more bags
59 + 15 = 74 chickens
74 x 2.3 x 4 = 680.8 lbs needed for 74 chickens 680.8 - 15.7 =665.1 lbs needed ~~42.36 bags~~43 bags