Allison has 78 brood cows averaging 1,100 pounds, 32 yearling savers aging 700 pounds, and 72 calves averaging 250 pounds. She used a pour-on pesticide for internal worms and lice control. The pour-on pesticide comes in a 1-liter size with 40 doses per 550 pounds of body weight at a cost of $99.99 per liter. There is also a 250-milliliter size with 10 doses per 550 pounds of body weight at a cost of $35.99 per 250 milliliters.

c) How many milliliters of the pour-on pesticide is needed to treat the calves?

d) How many liters of the pour-on pesticide is needed to treat all of the cattle?

e) How many bottles of each should be purchased to get the better buy?

f) What was the cost of internal worm and lice control?

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SOLUTION c To calculate how many milliliters of pouron pesticide are needed to treat the calves we need to first calculate the total weight of the cal... View the full answer