document.write( "Question 298712: A cat, a fox and a dog share a portion of 450 grams of meat. If two foxes eat as much as three cats and two cats eat as much as a dog, how many grams of meat does the fox eat?
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A cat, a fox and a dog share a portion of 450 grams of meat. If two foxes eat as much as three cats and two cats eat as much as a dog, how many grams of meat does the fox eat?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cat eats x/2 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3 cats eat 3x/2 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 foxes eat 3x/2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "each fox eats 3x/4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+x/2+3x/4=450 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4x+2x+3x /4 = 450\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10x= 450*4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10x=1800
\n" ); document.write( "x=180
\n" ); document.write( "x= 90 grams\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3*90 /4 = 270/4 = 67.50 grams eaten by fox\r
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