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A tiger can eat food that weighs up to 15% of its body weight.If a tiger can eat 75 pounds of food, how much does a tiger weigh?

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1 answer:

8090 [49]3 years ago

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

By proportion :-

15% of the tigers weight = 75 pounds

1% .................................... = 75/15 pounds

100% .................................. = 75*100 / 15 pounds

= 7500 / 15

= 500 pounds

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