Question

Phillip goes through a 16.5 pound bag of dog food every 6 weeks for his dog.How much food does his dog eat every day? *2.75 pounds1.5 pounds1.27 pounds0.55 pounds0.39 pounds

Answer 1

We are told that 16.5 pounds of food are consumed every 6 weeks. Since there are 7 days in a week this means that 6 weeks has:

`6\text{weeks}(7days)/(1week)=42days`

Now we determine the quotient between the amount of food and the number of days:

`\frac{16.5\text{ pounds}}{42days}=0.39\frac{pounds}{\text{day}}`

Therefore, the dog eats 0.39 pounds per day.