Final answer:
To find the number of cans two dogs will eat in one week, we set up the proportion 5 cans / 3 days = c cans / 7 days, and solve for c, giving us 11.67 cans as the answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking about how to find the number of cans of dog food two dogs will eat in one week. To solve this, we can use a proportion. We are given that two dogs eat 5 cans in 3 days. We can set up our proportion by comparing the number of cans eaten to the number of days, and then solve for c, the number of cans the dogs will eat in 7 days (1 week).
The proportion is as follows:
5 cans / 3 days = c cans / 7 days
To solve for c, we can cross-multiply and divide:
5 cans * 7 days = 3 days * c cans
c = (5 cans * 7 days) / 3 days
c = 35 / 3
c = 11.67 cans
Therefore, the dogs will eat approximately 11.67 cans of dog food in one week.