SOLUTION: If one can of dog food feeds eight puppies or six dogs, then eight can of the same dog food will feed 40 puppies and how many dogs?

SOLUTION: If one can of dog food feeds eight puppies or six dogs, then eight can of the same dog food will feed 40 puppies and how many dogs?

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Question 969494: If one can of dog food feeds eight puppies or six dogs, then eight can of the same dog food will feed 40 puppies and how many dogs?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

where = number of cans

You have cans, so there are
cans left
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If = number of dogs,

8 cans will feed 40 puppies and 18 dogs
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