SOLUTION: Margaret ran out of hay to feed her horses and needs to but enough to last until a new shipment arrives. The local farm charges $46 for a 24 pound bale of hay. Margaret needs 20 po

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Question 895925: Margaret ran out of hay to feed her horses and needs to but enough to last until a new shipment arrives. The local farm charges $46 for a 24 pound bale of hay. Margaret needs 20 pounds of hay per day, and she has 12 horses to feed.
How much with it cost to feed her horses for the next 2 days?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Depends what you mean.
Does each horse need 20 lbs daily?
12*20*2=480 lbs of hay for two days
480/24=20 bales
20 bales *46 dollar a bale=920 dollars for two days.