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Gary buys a 31/2 pound bag of cat food every 3 weeks.Gary feeds his cat the same amount of food each day.Write a numeric expression and solve to determine the number of pounds of cat food his cat eats each year?(year=52weeks)

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Answer:

[tex]52\times \frac{7}{6}[/tex]

[tex]60\frac{2}{3}\text{ pounds}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The total pounds eaten by cat in 3 weeks = [tex]3\frac{1}{2}[/tex]= [tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex]

∵ Each day the pounds of eaten is same,

⇒ Total pounds eaten in each week = [tex]\frac{7}{6}[/tex]

∵ 1 year = 52 weeks,

So, the pounds eaten in 52 weeks or 1 year = 52 × pounds eaten in each week

= 52 × [tex]\frac{7}{6}[/tex]

Which is the required expression,

By solving it,

The number of pounds eaten by cat in a year

[tex]=\frac{364}{6}[/tex]

[tex]=60\frac{2}{3}[/tex]