Question

At a zoo, 3 pandas eat a total of 181 1 2pounds of bamboo shoots each day. The male panda eats 3 times as much as the baby. The female eats twice as much as the baby. How many pounds of bamboo shoots does the female panda eat?

Answer 1

6037.2 pounds of bamboo shoots does the female panda eat.

Explanation:

Total pandas = 3

Total bamboo shoots eaten = 18112 pounds

Let baby panda eats bamboo = x

Male panda eats bamboo= 3x

Female panda eats bamboo = 2x

So, the equation will become

`x+3x+2x=18112`

Now solving the equation to find value of x

`x+3x+2x=18112\\6x=18112\\x=(18112)/(6)\\x=3018.6`

The value of x we get : x=3018.6

So, baby panda eats bamboo shoots = 3018.6 pounds

Male panda eats bamboo shoots = 3x = 3(3018.6) = 9055.8 pounds

Female panda eats bamboo shoots = 2x = 2(3018.6)= 6037.2 pounds

So, 6037.2 pounds of bamboo shoots does the female panda eat.