Question

The penguins at the zoo eat 30% less food than the zebras at the zoo.

The penguins eat

Less

food compared to the zebras.




The penguins eat

70%

of the food that the zebras eat.




The equation that shows p, the amount of food that the penguins eat, compared to z, the amount of food the zebras eat, is

Answer 1

p = 0.70z

Explanation:

p is the food the penguins eat

z is the food the zebras eat

We are told that: p < z

Then we are told that: p = 70% of z

This can be written as p = 0.70z

An alternative way this can be written is: p/z = 0.70 [The ratio of p to z is 0.7]