Question

A dog that weighs 15 pounds should eat 2 1/8 cups of a certain type of dog food per day. How much of the same type of dog food should be fed, per day, to a dog who weighs 34 pounds?

Answer 1

If a 15 lbs dog eats................................17/8 cups of food
a 34 lbs dog will eat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,? cups

(34 * 17/8)/15=(34*17)/(15*8)=289/15= 19 4/15 cups of food