Question

The chickens on a certain farm consumed 600 pounds of feed in half a year. During that time the total number of eggs laid was 5,000. If the feed cost $1.25 per pound, then the feed cost per egg was

Answer 1

600*1,25$=750$
$\frac{750}{5000}=\frac{3}{20}=0,15$

Answer 2

$1,25=\frac{feed\ cost}{600pound}\\ 1,25*600 pound=feed\ cost\\ feed\ cost= 750\ \\\\ \frac{feedcost}{egg}=\frac{750}{5000}=\frac{75}{500} =0,15\ \\\\\ Answer \is\ 0,15$