Question

A farmer raised 60 goats, then entered into a series of business transactions. He traded all the goats for sheep at an exchange rate of 5 goats for 7 sheep. Next, he exchanged all the sheep for hogs at a a rate of 4 sheep for 2 hogs weighing 250 lbs. each. He sold all the hogs at a market price of $55.00 per 100.0 lbs. How much money did he make from the 60 hogs?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

we are given that

A farmer raised 60 goats, then entered into a series of business transactions. He traded all the goats for sheep at an exchange rate of 5 goats for 7 sheep.

since
`(60)/(5)= 12`

It mean he get
`12*7=84` ships in exchange.

Next, he exchanged all the sheep for hogs at a a rate of 4 sheep for 2 hogs weighing 250 lbs.

Again
`(84)/(4)=21`

It mean he get
`21*2=42` hogs in exchange.

Each weighing 250 lbs.

So Total weight of 42 hogs
`=42*250=10500` lb

He sold all the hogs at a market price of $55.00 per 100.0 lbs.

Again
`(10500)/(100)=105`

So he get
`105*55=5775` $

So total money he made =5775$