SOLUTION: Twelve bears eat five pounds of honey in one day. At the same rate, how many pounds of honey will 20 bears eat in three days?

Question 978324: Twelve bears eat five pounds of honey in one day. At the same rate, how many pounds of honey will 20 bears eat in three days?
Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

We need to multiply the amount of 5 pounds of honey by 3 because of three days instead of one, and, beside of it, multiply again by the factor :

.. = . = . = .

Answer. 20 bears will eat 25 pounds of honey in 3 days.
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