SOLUTION: a local animal feed company makes its feed by the ton, which is 2000 pounds. they want to include a medication in the feed. each cow needs 300 milligrams of this medication a day a

Question 954816: a local animal feed company makes its feed by the ton, which is 2000 pounds. they want to include a medication in the feed. each cow needs 300 milligrams of this medication a day and each cow consumes 15 pounds of feed per day. if there are 1000 milligrams in a gram, how many grams of the medication should the feed company add for each ton of feed they produce?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
300mg/15lbs=20mg/lb They need 20 milligrams per pound
20 mg (1g/1000mg)=0.02 g/lb
2000 lb/ton(0.02 g/lb)=40 grams/ton
ANSWER: The company should add 40 grams of the medication per ton of feed.
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