haggs had 2 paddocks of cows. he knew that the cows in paddock A at 20% more food than cows in paddock B. he wanted to distribute 110kg of food so the cows in both paddocks would finish the food at same time. How much food should be put In each paddock

Answer 1

Let's call the amount of food in paddock B "x".

According to the problem, the cows in paddock A eat 20% more food than those in paddock B. This means they eat 1.2x (120% of x) amount of food.

Together, the cows in both paddocks eat x + 1.2x = 2.2x amount of food.

We know that 110kg of food needs to be distributed, so we can set up an equation:

x + 1.2x = 110

Simplifying:

2.2x = 110

x = 50

So paddock B needs 50kg of food.

To find out how much food paddock A needs, we can use the fact that it eats 20% more than paddock B:

1.2x = 1.2(50) = 60

So paddock A needs 60kg of food.

Therefore, 50kg of food should be put in paddock B and 60kg of food should be put in paddock A.