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

A.)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?
B.)Byron can read 45 pages in an hour. At that rate, how long would it take him to read the new 700-page Terry Cotter book?
C.)What is the unit rate of pounds of food per lion in part (a)?

I got the first question but I need help with the other two please Thanks

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Answer:

Question 2:

45 pages 700 pages

-------------- = -------------

1 hour X hours

1 x 700= 700

700/ 45= 15 and 5/9

15 and 5/9 hours

Question 3:


(250)/(3) \\ = 88.33 lbs

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