SOLUTION: A zoo receives a polar bear for a 100-day visit. The bear requires 30 pounds of fresh fish per day or 10 pounds of dried fish per day.
If the zoo has a source for a total of 2000
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Question 1042275: A zoo receives a polar bear for a 100-day visit. The bear requires 30 pounds of fresh fish per day or 10 pounds of dried fish per day.
If the zoo has a source for a total of 2000 pounds of fresh fish, how much dried fish must it order to keep the bear healthy? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the bear ate only fresh fish, it would need pounds for 100 days
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There are only 2000 pounds which is good for days
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So the bear needs enough dried fish for days pounds of dried fish
The bear needs 333.333 pounds of dried fish
during the 100 day visit
