Priya's cat weighs 5 1/2 pounds and her dog weighs 8 1/4 pounds. The cat is _ times as heavy as the dog PLEASE ANSWERR

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Karan Garg · Answer 1 · 2020-10-15T04:57:20+0000

Answer:

The cat weights 2/3 times as heavy as the dog

Explanation:

8 and 1/4 = 33/4

5 and 1/2 = 11/2

now divide and you get the right answer

Jofftiquez · Answer 2 · 2020-10-19T06:10:14+0000

Answer: The cat is 2/3 times as heavy as the dog.

Explanation:

The weight of Priya's cat =
$5(1)/(2)\ pounds$

Now,
$5(1)/(2)=(11)/(2)\ pounds$

The weight of her dog =
$8(1)/(4)\ pounds$

$8(1)/(4)=(33)/(4)\ pounds$

Let cat is n times heavy as dog.

Then
$n=\text{cat's weight}/\text{dog's weight}$

$n=\frac{{11}{2}/(33)/(4)\\\Rightarrow\ n=(11)/(2)*(4)/(33)\\\Rightarrow\ n=(2)/(3)$

Hence, The cat is 2/3 times as heavy as the dog.