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an adult elephant eats about 0.25 tons of food per day. if the zoo orders 2.3 tons of food for the elephant, how many full days will the food last?

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0.25 tons ----> 1 day

2.3 tons ------> x days


\begin{gathered} 0.25* x=2.3*1 \\ 0.25x=2.3 \\ (0.25x)/(0.25)=(2.3)/(0.25) \\ x=9.2 \end{gathered}

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9 full days

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