SOLUTION: kindly help me in solving this question ....i am stuck...... the number of kilograms of corn needed to feed 5000 chickens is 30 less than twice the number of kilograms needed to f

Question 937307: kindly help me in solving this question ....i am stuck......
the number of kilograms of corn needed to feed 5000 chickens is 30 less than twice the number of kilograms needed to feed 2800 chickens .how many kilograms of corn are needed to feed 2800 chickens?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maybe this is a linear relation. They don't
say so, but if it is, I can say:
Let = kg of corn needed to feed
chickens
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I can set up the ratio:

Multiply both sides by

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140 kg of corn can feed 2800 chickens
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check:

OK

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