document.write( "Question 907251: 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 (mg) of this medication a day and each cow consumes 15 pounds of feed per day. If there are 1,000 milligrams in a gram, how many grams of the medication should the feed company add for each ton of feed they produce. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #550229 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 300/3=100 \n" ); document.write( "15/3=5 \n" ); document.write( "100 milligrams for every 5 pounds \n" ); document.write( "2000/5=400 doses \n" ); document.write( "400*100=40,000 milligrams= 40 grams \n" ); document.write( " |