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The average horse requires 0.0333 Megacalories (Mcal) each day
for every kilogram (kg) it weighs. If your horse weights 665 kg,
and the food you are buying provides 950 kcal per pound of
food, how many pounds of food do you need each day for your
horse?


Sagot :

Answer:

23.31 pounds of food per day

Step-by-step explanation:

1 mcal = 1000 kcal

0.0333 mcal = x

0.0333 * 1000 = 33.3 kcal of food per kg

A horse which weighs 665 kg ; will this need :

(33.3 *665) = 22144.5 kcal of food per day

Kcal per pound of food purchased = 950 kcal

1 pound = 950 kcal

x pound = 22144.5 kcal

950x = 22144.5

x = 22144.5 / 950

x = 23.31 pounds of food