Question

Use proportions to solve each of the problems below. Homework Help ✎

At the zoo, three adult lions together eat 250 pounds of food a day. If two more adult lions joined the group and ate food at the same rate as the original three, how much food would the zoo need to provide all five lions each day?

Answer 1

Explanation:

250/3 = 83. 333333 times 5 = 416.666666667 or 417

Answer 2

50 lbs of food

Explanation:

If you add 5 lions that eat 250 pounds of food a day, all you need to do is divide to get your answer