27-01-2015
Mathematics

Answered

Corky the dog eats 5 2/3 cups of dry food each day. How many cups of dry food does Corky eat in 3 days?

Answer :

27-01-2015

[tex]5\frac{2}{3}\ cups\ in\ 1\ day\\ x\ cups\ in\ 3\ days\\\\ proportion:\\ 5\frac{2}{3}-1\\x-3\\\\ cross\ multiplication\\ 5\frac{2}{3}*3=x\\\\ x=\frac{17}{3}*3\\\\ x=17\\\\ Corky\ eats\ 17\ cups\ in\ 3\ days.[/tex]

Answer Link

Other Questions

The length of Giselles arm is 27 inches The length of her lower arm is 17 inches About what percent of Giselles arm is her lower arm

7000 is 10 times as much as what number

12 is 75 of what number

James duke of york gave what lan to John Berkeley and George Carteret

How did the renaissance contribute to the age of exploration

Whose statement makes sense Whos statement is nonsense Explain your reasoning Gavin There is no multiple of 16 between 36 and 46 Abigail 45 is a multiple of 14

what is a hag in the contents coughing like hags

A restaurant has two pastry ovens When both ovens are used it takes about 3 hours to bake the bread needed for one day When only the large oven is used it takes

When wood is burned energy is released in the forms of heat and light Describe the reaction and explain why this change does not violate the law of conservation

Is 11 a solution of y3x2