Question

A pet store has 58 pounds of dry dog food in stock This is about 7 times the number of pounds of dry cat food that the store has in stock About how many pounds of dry cat food does the store have? Select the numbers that correctly complete the sentence. The store has between __ and __ pounds of dry cat food.​

Answer 1

The store has between 8 and 9 pounds of dry cat food.

Explanation:

Dog food = 58 lb

Cat food =
`(58)/(7) \ \textsf{lb} = 8 \frac27 \ \textsf{lb}= 8.3 \ \textsf{lb}`

The store has between 8 and 9 pounds of dry cat food.

(if the numbers are whole numbers)