Question

Jenna's dogs used 9 99 chew toys last year. The animal shelter used 2 , 277 2,2772, comma, 277 chew toys. How many times as many chew toys did the animal shelter use? Choose 1 answer: Choose 1 answer: (Choice A) A The animal shelter used 20 , 493 20,49320, comma, 493 times as many chew toys, because 9 × 2 , 277 = 20 , 493 9×2,277=20,4939, times, 2, comma, 277, equals, 20, comma, 493. (Choice B) B The animal shelter used 2 , 053 2,0532, comma, 053 times as many chew toys, because 2 , 277 ÷ 9 = 2 , 053 2,277÷9=2,0532, comma, 277, divided by, 9, equals, 2, comma, 053. (Choice C) C The animal shelter used 253 253253 times as many chew toys, because 2 , 277 ÷ 9 = 253 2,277÷9=2532, comma, 277, divided by, 9, equals, 253.

Answer 1

253

Explanation:

Given

`J = 9` --- Jenna's dog

`A = 2277` -- Animal Shelter

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Required

How many times did A use than J

The options are not clear. So, the general solution is as follows.

To solve this, we simply divide the chew toys used in A by the chew toys used by J

So, we have:

`n = (A)/(J)`

This gives:

`n = (2277)/(9)`

`n = 253`