Question

Bowser ate 4 1/2 pounds of dog food. That amount is 3/4 of the entire bag of dog food. How many pounds of dog food were originally in the bag?

Answer 1

Answer:6 poundd

Explanation:

Answer 2

because it is 3/4 of the entire bag, set it up as a ratio
3:4 = 4.5:w

`(3)/(4)`
`(4.5)/(w)`
cross mult.
3w= 4.5(4)
3w = 18
divide 3 both sided
18/3=6
w=6
originally there was 6lbs of food.