164k views
1 vote
a tiger can eat food that weighs up to about 15% of it's body weight if a tiger can eat 75 lbs of food how much does a tiger weigh

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

500

Explanation:

bc i just did it hoomans

hehe

User Trade
by
7.9k points
5 votes
75lbs of food = 15% tiger's food weight
?lbs tiger= 100% tiger's body weight

So you want to take the amount of food (75lbs), divide it by the amount of the tiger's food weight (15%) and then multiply it by it's total body weight (100%)
So 75 / 15 = 5
and 5 x 100 = 500
so the tiger = 500lbs
User Sam Liddicott
by
7.8k points