Question

A boarding kennel mixes dry dog food and wet dog food to feed the dogs. The table shows the mixture for different amounts.

Wet dog food (oz) Dry dog food (cups)
1.5 4.5
2 6
3 9
12 ?

(A) Is the relationship between the amount of dry dog food and the amount of wet dog food proportional? (Use the first three rows of data to answer this question.) Show your work and explain

(B) How much dry dog food is used with 12 oz of wet dog food? Show your work

Answer 1

Answer: yes, 36

Explanation:

Calculate 9÷3 = 3 to get one ratio

Calculate 1.5×3=4.5 and 2×3=6 to verify that the ratio applies to all three rows. Calculate 12×3=36 to complete fourth row.