SOLUTION: A hunter needs at least 300 pounds of deer corn per season. He has 60 pounds of corn left over from last season. If the deer corn is bought in 20-lb bags, find the number of bags o

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Question 28799: A hunter needs at least 300 pounds of deer corn per season. He has 60 pounds of corn left over from last season. If the deer corn is bought in 20-lb bags, find the number of bags of corn that are needed for the season?
Answer by Lal(16)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60 + 20x = 300
20x = 240
x = 12

The hunter needs 12 bags of deer corn.

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