Question

Van bought a 16 pound bag of dog food his dog ate 2/3 of the food how many pounds of dog food did the dog eat

Answer 1

The dog ate $10\frac{2}{3}$ pounds of food

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Quantity of food = q = 16 pounds

Portion eaten by dog = p = 2/3

So,

The total pounds of food eaten by dog are:

$Pounds\ eaten\ by\ dog = p*q\\= \frac{2}{3} * 16\\= \frac{32}{3}\\= 10\frac{2}{3}$

Hence,

The dog ate $10\frac{2}{3}$ pounds of food

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