A large cat at the zoo need to eat at least 14 pounds of raw meat each day. The zoo feeds the cat using cainsters that each cont

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A large cat at the zoo need to eat at least 14 pounds of raw meat each day. The zoo feeds the cat using cainsters that each cont

ain 1.75 pounds of food.The cat has already consumed 3.5 pounds of food. How many more canisters xX does the cat need to consume? Write your answer as an inequality.

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yan [13] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-18T16:36:06+03:00

yan [13]3 years ago

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Answer:

14 ≤ 3.5 + 1.75c

Step-by-step explanation:

c = # canisters

14 ≤ 3.5 + 1.75c

10.5 ≤ 1.75c

c ≥ 6