SOLUTION: 1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 pounds of food every 1.5 days
How may pounds of food can 16 dogs eat in 4 days?
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Question 939111: 1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 pounds of food every 1.5 days
How may pounds of food can 16 dogs eat in 4 days?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 pounds of food every 1.5 days
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Twice as many dogs can eat twice as much food in the same
amount of time, so
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3 dogs can eat 3 pounds of food in 1.5 days
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1/3 as many dogs can eat 1/3 as much food in the same
amount of time, so
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1 dog can eat 1 pound of food in 1.5 days
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16 dogs can eat 16 pounds of food in the same
amount of time
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16 dogs can eat twice that amount of food in twice the time, so
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16 dogs can eat 32 pounds of food in 3 days
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16 dogs can eat 1/3 that amount of food in 1 day
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16 dogs can eat 4/3 that amount in 4 days, so
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16 dogs can eat 42.667 pounds of food in 4 days
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Hope I got it
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