Question

Some animals on farms eat hay to get energy. A horse can eat 20 pounds of hay each day. Write and evaluate an expression to find how many pounds a group of 17 horses can eat in two weeks.

Answer 1

Answer:

The amount of hay these 17 horses can eat in 2 weeks is 4,760 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is provided that a horse can eat 20 pounds of hay each day.

There is a group of 17 horses.

Compute the amount of hay these 17 horses can eat in 2 weeks as follows:

$\text{Total amount of hay} = 20 \times \text{Number of days} \times \text{Number of Horses}$

                                $=20\times 14\times 17\\\\=4760$

Thus, the amount of hay these 17 horses can eat in 2 weeks is 4,760 pounds.