Answer: 34 more pouches
7 boxes - fish food; 1 box contained 6 pouches
Total amount of fish food is 7 × 6 = 42 pouches of fish food
2 packets - cat food; 1 packet contained 4 pouches
Total amount of cat food is 2 × 4 = 8 pouches
How many more pouches of fish food than cat food did Shelly buy?
42 pouches - 8 pouches = 34 pouches
Therefore there was 34 more pouches of fish food than cat food