Help? In order to maintain a healthy weight, an average adult dog that weighs 16 kilograms must consume 13 grams of dog food per kilogram of its body weight each day. A specialty pet store sells dog food by the cup, where 4 cups of dog food weighs 364 grams. About how many cups of dog food should the dog consume each day in order to maintain a healthy weight? A ) 2.29 B ) 3.35 C ) 0.44 D ) 0.57
13 grams of dog food for every kg of weight * (kg weight of the dog) = how many grams the dog should consume daily
so 13 grams is the dog weight
13 grams is how much dog food the animal should consume per kg of the dog's weight
For example, if the dog weighed 1 kg , @ 13 grams / kg that would mean the dog should consume 13 grams. If the dog weighed 2 kg, @ 13 grams / kg the dog must consume 26 grams of food. How much does our dog in question weigh?
Knowing how much your dog in question weighs, you will be able to understand how many grams of food it should eat.
so it weighs 16
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