SOLUTION: If 1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 lbs of food in 1.5 days. How many lbs of food can 16 dogs eat in 4 days?

Question 613789: If 1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 lbs of food in 1.5 days. How many lbs of food can 16 dogs eat in 4 days?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 lbs of food in 1.5 days. How many lbs of food can 16 dogs eat in 4 days?
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# of pounds is directly related to # of dogs and to # of days.
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lbs = k*g*d
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Solve for "k" using "1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 lbs of food in 1.5 days".
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1.5 = k*1.5*1.5
1.5 = k*2.25
k = 2/3
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Equation:
lbs = (2/3)*g*d
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lbs = (2/3)*16*4
lbs = (2/3)64 = 128/3 = 42 2/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5 dogs can eat 1.5 lbs of food in 1.5 days.
1.5 dogs can eat 3 pounds of food in 3 days
3 dogs can eat 6 pounds of food in 3 days
1 dog can eat 2 pound of food in 3 days
1 dog can eat 2/3 pound of food in 1 day
1 dog can eat 8/3 pound of food in 4 days
16 dogs can eat 128/3 pound of food in 4 days
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16 dogs can eat 42 and 2/3 pounds of food in 4 days
Hope I got it
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