Simple conversions You bought your pig and it weighed 82 pounds. By fair your goal weight is 267 pounds. Your pig will gain 1 pound for every 3 pounds of feed. How much feed will you need to get your pig to it's goal weight? (show your work) (5) Feed costs $21.37 per 50 pound bag. How much will your feed cost be, to get your pig to it's goal weight? (5) MUST SHOW ALL WORK.

Number of feed = 555 pounds

Feed cost = $237.21

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Initial weight = 82 pounds

Goal weight = 267 pounds

The difference in weight that must be achieved :

The pig will gain 1 pound for every 3 pounds of feed⇒ 1 pound weight=3 pounds of feed

The amount of feed must be given:

Feed costs $21.37 per 50 pound bag, so for 555 pounds :

c. 75.7

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