A zoo has two new elephants, Asia and Benji. Asia eats 1/2 ton of hay each week. Benji eats 1/4 ton of hay each week. They each eat 10 pounds of green leaves a day. Asia drinks 100 gallons of water each week, and Benji drinks about 80 gallons. Hay costs $200 per ton. The green leaves cost $.50 per pound. How much money does it cost to feed Asia and Benji for one year?

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Jaylynn Richardson

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31 August, 08:49

A zoo has two new elephants, Asia and Benji. Asia eats 1/2 ton of hay each week. Benji eats 1/4 ton of hay each week. They each eat 10 pounds of green leaves a day. Asia drinks 100 gallons of water each week, and Benji drinks about 80 gallons. Hay costs $200 per ton. The green leaves cost $.50 per pound. How much money does it cost to feed Asia and Benji for one year?

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Silas Pruitt · Answer 1

I'm disregarding the water part because you haven't listed the price (just for reference there are 9360 gallons of water that the elephants consume per year). It costs $11,450 to feed Asia and Benji for one year.

1/2 (52) + 1/4 (52) = 39 tons of hay

39 (200) = $7,800

10 (365) = 3650

3650 (2) = 7,300

7,300 (.5) = $3650

$7,800 + $3650 = 11,450