You visit a client asks you how much ground corn (8% CP) and 48% soybean meal to include in a ton of feed with 18% CP (as-fed basis) for a group of growing heifers. Use simple algebra or the Pearson square method to determine how many pounds of ground corn and soybean meal would be in the ton of grain mixture. Show your work.
__________ pounds/ton of ground corn
__________ pounds/ton of 48% soybean meal