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Larry runs 2.5 miles and sees a total of 12 dogs. If Larry runs for a total of 8 miles, approximately how many dogs will Larry see?

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Larry sees 12 dogs per 2.5 miles.

Your trying to find out how many dogs Larry sees in 8 miles.


(2.5)/(12) = (8)/(x)

So you want to find x.

To go from 2.5 to 8, you have to multiply by 3.2

So do the same thing to the denominator; 12 × 3.2=38.4

Since there are 38.4 dogs, you have to round down because 0.4 dogs is no dog.

Larry sees 38 dogs in 8 miles.

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Answer:

38.4

Explanation:

We have 8/2.5=3.2 What does this mean? Well, it means that (if the miles are porportional to the dogs) that means he will see 3.2 as many dogs. So, we have 12*3.2=38.4, or 38 if the homework is asking for a rounded number. Hope I helped!

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