Question

Martha has two pet poodles. Fifi, her standard poodle, weighs 7 times as much as

Buttercup, her toy poodle.
Pick the diagram that models the ratio in the story.
Fifi
Buttercup
Fifi
Buttercup
If Fifi weighs 56 pounds, how much does Buttercup weigh?
pounds

Answer 1

Buttercup weighs 8 pounds

Explanation:

Sorry I can't pick a diagram, since we can't see a photo.

if b is Buttercup and f is Fifi, substitute in Fifi's weight, and solve for b

b x 7 = f

7b = 56

divide both sides by 7

b = 8