Question

Jasmine,an adult elephant, costs $21.80 per day to feed. Jasmine's calf, Siri, costs $16.60 per day to feed. So far sponsors have given $1,152.00 for these two elephants. How many days of food will this money buy? Write an equation and solve.

Answer 1

Equation: 1,152.00 = 21.80x + 16.60y

21.80x + 16.60y = 1,152.00

x = 52 days

y = 69 days

This money will buy 121 days of food for Jasmine and Siri.