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The pet store sells bags of pet food. There are four bags of cat food. 1/6 of the bags of food are cat food. How many bags of pet food does the pet store have?

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24 bags because-
1/6 multiplied by 6= Total
4 multiplied by 6= 24
Total= 24
User Mehul Kabaria
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If 1/6 of the bags of pet food are cat food, then the other 5/6 is other pet food.
Since there are 4 bags that make up 1/6 of the food, multiplying 4 by 6 should get the answer. 4 x 6 = 24
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