Question

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If cat food is sold in 20 lb bags, what is the least number of bags of cat food needed for one year at this shelter, if 10 lbs of cat food is consumed per week?

Answer 1

26 weeks!

Explanation:

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There are 52 weeks in a year, believe it or not! So, if 1 bag of food was 10 lbs, then it would be 1 bag of 10lbs x 52 weeks, so it would be 52 bags. However, we are dealing with 20 lb bags, which will last twice as long as the 10 lb bag! So, if 1 bag will last 2 weeks, and there are 52 weeks in a year, then it is weeks divided by number of weeks it takes to consume 1 bag, 52 divided by 2. 52 divided by 2 is 26.

So in 1 year, the shelter will need 26 bags of 20 lb cat food!

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