Question

A 450-pound circus tiger eats 15 pounds of meat per day. How many pounds of meat would you expect a 360-pound tiger to eat per day? A 450 - pound circus tiger eats 15 pounds of meat per day . How many pounds of meat would you expect a 360 - pound tiger to eat per day ?​

Answer 1

Hi :)

This kind of question is purely based upon proportionality. We are going to be using the cross product method to assess it.
First-hand, it can always help to write down the information that you do have, and the one that is missing.
Here;

450-pound tiger — > 15 pounds of meat
360-pound tiger — > ?? pounds of meat

The calculation you’ll want to use is the following:
360 x 15 / 450
The answer is 12 pounds.

Therefore, you would expect a 360-pound tiger to eat 12 pounds of meat per day.
I hope this helps! Have a nice day :)