Question

Peter’s dog eats 0.3 kilograms of dog food each day. How much dog food will Peter’s dog eat in 8 days?

Answer 1

Peter dog ate 2.4 kilograms of dog food in 8 days

Solution:

Given that peters dog eats 0.3 kilograms of dog food each day

To find: amount of dog food eaten by peter dog in 8 days

From given question,

one day = 0.3 kilograms of food

Let "x" be the amount of dog food eaten by peter dog in 8 days

Then for 8 days:

amount of dog food eaten in 8 days = amount of dog food eaten in 1 day x 8

$x = 0.3 \times 8$

On multiplying we get,

x = 2.4

Thus peter dog ate 2.4 kilograms of dog food in 8 days