Whiskers the cat weighs 3 1/2 kg and Pilglio weighs 5 kg. How many times as heavy as pilglio is whiskers? How many times as heavy as whiskers is pilglio?

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James Pulley · Answer 1 · 2022-10-21T20:03:26+0000

Given:

Whiskers the cat weighs
3(1)/(2) kg and Pilglio weighs 5 kg.

To find:

How many times as heavy as pilglio is whiskers?

How many times as heavy as whiskers is pilglio?

Solution:

We have,

Weight of cat (whiskers) =
3(1)/(2) kg

=
(3(2)+1)/(2) kg

=
(7)/(2) kg

= 3.5 kg

Weight of pilglio = 5 kg

Now,

(Whiskers)/(Pilglio)=(3.5)/(5)=0.7

Therefore, whiskers is 0.7 times as heavy as pilglio.

(Pilglio)/(Whiskers)=(5)/(3.5)

(Pilglio)/(Whiskers)=1.428571...

$(Pilglio)/(Whiskers)\approx 1.43$

Therefore, piglio is about 1.43 times as heavy as whiskers.