Animal Science
A cow calved an 87 pound calf on March 15. The calf was sold 255 days later weighing 545 pounds. What was the average weight gain per day to the nearest 10th of a pound?
1.8 lbs per day
Sarah, a quail farmer, purchased 37 quail for her operation. Every 3 months Sarah buys 3 bags of feed costing $24.95 each. If Sarah feeds the quail for 2 years, how much will she spend on feed?
$598.80
You plan to grow 125 acres of cotton. You have 24.6 acres in one field, 42.8 acres in another field, and 50 acres in the third field. How many more acres are needed to have 125 acres?
7.6 acres
A welder is going to build a trailer costing $8000 in materials. To make a 30% profit margin, how much does he need to sell the trailer for?
$10,400
A John Deere salesman earns a 5% commission off of every tractor he sells. If the salesman sells 4 tractors costing $40,000 and 2 tractors costing $85,000, what would be his commission?
$16,500
Bessie calved an 83 pound calf on March 10. The calf was sold 250 days later weighing 525 pounds. What was the average weight gain per day to the nearest 100th of a pound?
1.77 lbs per day
Bob, a big game ranch owner, has an operation of 5000 deer. Annual immunizations cost $35.20 per deer. How much does Bob spend on immunizations annually?
$176,000.00
You had 7.5 acres of alfalfa hay to be cut at a cost of $90. What was the cost to cut the hay per acre?
$12 per acre
A hunter is getting 3 blinds built for his ranch. Each blind is quoted to cost $1550 + labor. If the builder charges $11.50 per hour and estimates each blind will take 9 hours to build, how much will the total be for the blinds?
$4960.50
It costs a farm an average of $1.38 to raise a hen for eggs. With a budget of $2 million, how many hens can it afford to raise?
1,449,275 hens
Jordan's shorthorn calf weighed 92 pounds when calved on March 7. Her calf gained an average of 1.98 pounds per day for 261 days. What did her calf weigh to the nearest 100th of a pound after 261 days?
608.78 lbs
Gordon, a beekeeper, has 17 colonies of bees. Every season he collects an average of 65 ounces of honey per colony. If he sells each ounce for $1.23, what is his annual profit?
$1359.15
How much does the water weigh in a full 125 gallon sprayer tank if water weighs 8.3 pounds per gallon?
1037.5 lbs
A rancher is adding onto his barn. It will cost $157.36 per square foot and he is planning to add an area of 753 square feet. How much will it cost to complete this project?
$118,492.08
A farmer is insured by a $3 million policy. After a hail storm the insurance company agrees to cover 40% in damages. How much money is the insurance company going to pay?
$1,200,000