SOLUTION: Jay has 8 cats that need to be fed while he is away on a 12 day vacation. If a bag of cat food will feed 3 cats for 15 days, how many bags does he need for his vacation?
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Question 336595: Jay has 8 cats that need to be fed while he is away on a 12 day vacation. If a bag of cat food will feed 3 cats for 15 days, how many bags does he need for his vacation? Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3 cats for 15 days = bag 1
3 cats for 15 days = bag 2
3 cats for 15 days = bag 3
The above covers 9 cats for 45 days but Jay has 8 cats and will be on vacation for only 12 days.
The answer is an approximation.
I would say Jay needs about 3 bags.
I hope this helps.
