SOLUTION: A dog-food company makes a special kind of dog food. It consists of 20% meat powder and 80% grain. The meat powder costs 90 cents per pound. The grain cost 70 cents per pound. What

Question 472723: A dog-food company makes a special kind of dog food. It consists of 20% meat powder and 80% grain. The meat powder costs 90 cents per pound. The grain cost 70 cents per pound. What is the cost of raw materials per pound of dog food? How do i work this problem?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
dog food consists of 20% meat powder and 80% grain.
meat powder costs 90 cents per pound.
grain costs 70 cents per pound.
cost of raw materials would be:
.20 * 90 cents + .80 * 70 cents for a total of:
18 + 56 = 74 cents per pound.

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