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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (stamp):

13 grams of dog food for every kg of weight * (kg weight of the dog) = how many grams the dog should consume daily

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 13 grams is the dog weight

OpenStudy (stamp):

13 grams is how much dog food the animal should consume per kg of the dog's weight

OpenStudy (stamp):

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?

OpenStudy (stamp):

Knowing how much your dog in question weighs, you will be able to understand how many grams of food it should eat.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it weighs 16

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