document.write( "Question 1016442: 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? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #632831 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The rates of consumption of meat is the same
\n" ); document.write( "in both cases, I will say the rate is
\n" ); document.write( "[ rate ] = [ kg of meat ] / [ number of lions x time period being fed ]
\n" ); document.write( "Now I can set the rates in both cases equal to eachother:
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+n+\"$ = number of days that 200 kg of meat will feed 14 lions
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+500+%2F+%28+20%2A7+%29+=+200+%2F+%28+14%2An+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by $\"+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+%2F+140+=+2+%2F+14n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+140n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5n+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "200 kg of meat will feed 14 lions for 4 days
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+%2F+140+=+2+%2F+14n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+%2F+140+=+2+%2F+14%2A4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1+%2F+28+=+2+%2F+56+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1%2F28+=+1+%2F+28+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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