Question

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

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

5.5
(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 5.5 oz of wet dog food? Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer:a) yes, it is proportional.

b) 5.5x3=16.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

a) Yes, it is proportional. This is because, for every 3 cups of dry dog food, there is 1 cup wet dog food added. Starting from 4.5 cups dry dog food, there is 1.5 cup dry dog food added for .5 cups wet dog food, and then there is 3 cups dry dog food added for 1 cup wet dog food.
b) To find the amount of dry dog food added, you multiply the wet dog food by 3:
5.5 x 3 = 16.5 cups dry dog food.