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At a zoo 3 pandas eat a total of 181 1/2 pounds of bamboo shoots each day . The male panda eats 3 times as much as the baby. The female eats twice as much as he baby. How many pounds of bamboo shoots does
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At a zoo 3 pandas eat a total of 181 1/2 pounds of bamboo shoots each day . The male panda eats 3 times as much as the baby. The female eats twice as much as he baby. How many pounds of bamboo shoots does the female panda eat?

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Since the question is using the baby as a reference for much the male and female eats. Treat baby as the variable or x
So 3x+2x+x=181.5lb
6x=181.5lb
x=30.25lb.
female lb.=2×30.25=60.5lb of bamboo
hopefully that helps.
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