Question 28 of 47intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical3 marks

A dairy cooperative in a small town gets its milk from 268 villagers. Each villager has at least 4 milk-giving cows. What is the minimum number of cows the dairy cooperative gets its milk from?

Correct Answer

Given: Number of villagers = 268 Minimum cows per villager = 4

Formula: Minimum total cows = Number of villagers × Minimum cows per villager

Calculation: Step 1: Minimum cows = 268×4268 \times 4 Step 2: 268×4268 \times 4 = (200 + 60 + 8) × 4 Step 3: 200×4200 \times 4 = 800; 60×460 \times 4 = 240; 8×48 \times 4 = 32 Step 4: 800 + 240 + 32 = 1072

Answer: The dairy cooperative gets milk from a minimum of 1,072 cows.

Exercise: Dairy Cooperative | Q: 1 | (Page Page 12)
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Explanation

The chapter shows the calculation: 268 villagers × 4 cows minimum = 1,072 cows. The solution uses place value multiplication.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Minimum cows = 268 villagers × 4 cows per villager

  2. Step 2: 268×4268 \times 4 = (200 + 60 + 8) × 4

  3. Step 3: 200×4200 \times 4 = 800, 60×460 \times 4 = 240, 8×48 \times 4 = 32

  4. Step 4: 800 + 240 + 32 = 1072

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