document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184563>Question 1184563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 420 g of food was placed in a hamster’s cage.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the first day, the hamster ate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the food.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the second day, the hamster ate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the food.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the third day, the hamster ate 41 g of the food and some food was left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)   Find the mass of food the hamster ate on the first day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b)   Find the mass of food left at the end of the third day. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #815180 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=815180\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> day 1 ate 420(2/5)=168 gm so 252 gm left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "day 2 ate 1/3 of that or 84 gm so have 168 gm left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "day 3 ate 41 gm so 127 gm left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First and third lines are the answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am assuming on the second day ate 1/3 of the remaining food, not 1/3 of the original amount. </SPAN>\n" );
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