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Susan's cat weighs 3 pounds. Susan's dog weighs 3 1/4 times as much as her cat. How much does Susan's dog weigh?

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Answer:

Susan's dog weighs 9.75 pounds

Explanation:

Given

The weight of Susan's cat = 3 pounds

Susan's dog weighs 3 1/4 or 13/4 times as much as her cat.

To determine

The weight of Susan's dog = ?

As the weight of Susan's cat = 3 pounds

Given that Susan's dog weighs 3 1/4 or 13/4 times as much as her cat. so

The weight of Susan's dog = 13/4 of 3

= 13/4 × 3

= 39/4

= 9.75 pounds

Therefore, Susan's dog weighs 9.75 pounds

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