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Gary buys 3 1/2 pound bag of cat food every 3 weeks. Gary feeds his cat the same amount of food each day.Which expression can gary use to determine the number of pounds of cat food his cat eats each year? (1 year = 52 weeks

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[tex]\text {3 weeks = } 3 \dfrac{1}{2} \text { pounds of food}[/tex]

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Find 1 week:
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[tex]\text {1 weeks = } 3 \dfrac{1}{2} \div 3 \text { pounds of food}[/tex]

[tex]\text {1 weeks = } \dfrac{7}{2} \times \dfrac{1}{3} \text { pounds of food}[/tex]

[tex]\text {1 weeks = } \dfrac{7}{6} \text { pounds of food}[/tex]

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Find 52 weeks :
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[tex]\text {52 weeks = } \dfrac{7}{6} \times \dfrac{52}{1} \text { pounds of food}[/tex]

[tex]\text {52 weeks = } 60\dfrac{2}{3} \text { pounds of food}[/tex]

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[tex]\text {Answer: The cat eats } 60\dfrac{2}{3} \text { pounds of food every year.}[/tex]
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AnswersMASTER
Answer to the question = 7/2 × 52/3

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