document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016442>Question 1016442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 500 kg of meat feeds 20 lions at a zoo of a week for how many days will 200 kg of meat feed 14 lions? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #632822 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=632822\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A couple of ways to do this...here's one...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500 / 20 = 25 kg/lion feeds it for 7 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 / 14 = 14.286 kg/lion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now set up a proportion<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply and solve and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another way would be to consider that 500 kg feeds 20*7 = 140 lion/days and go from there... </SPAN>\n" );
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