Question

Two puppies eat 2 cans of dog food in 2 days. How many cans of dog food can 8 puppies eat in 8 days? Note: All puppies eat at the same constant rate.

Answer 1

Two puppies can eat 2 cans of dog food in 2 days. Therefore, 8 puppies can eat 8 cans of dog food in 8 days.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this problem, we are given that two puppies eat 2 cans of dog food in 2 days. We need to find out how many cans of dog food 8 puppies can eat in 8 days.

Since all puppies eat at the same constant rate, we can set up a proportion.

Let's call the number of cans of dog food that 8 puppies can eat in 8 days as 'x':

2 cans / 2 days = x cans / 8 days

Cross multiplying, we get 2 * 8 = 2 * x, which simplifies to 16 = 2x.

Dividing both sides by 2, we find that x = 8.

Therefore, 8 puppies can eat 8 cans of dog food in 8 days.

Answer 2

64 cans

Step-by-step explanation:

If two puppies eat 2 cans in two days then you can imagine one puppy eats one and the other puppy eats the other. so if 8 puppies eat in 8 days you would want to do 8 * 8 = 64 cans