The required equation is 5x = 42.5
Given info;
5 mountain lions are cared for by a zookeeper. Each day, the keeper placed an order for 48. 5 pounds of meat for them. The zookeeper had 6 pounds of extra meat at the end of the day after giving the same quantity of meat to each mountain lion. How much meat does each mountain lion consume each day, expressed in an equation that you can write and solve?
To get the equation;
The meat each mountain lion consumes each day = x
By the given info,
6 pounds of meat is left over.
48.5 - 6 = 42.5
The required equation is 5x = 42.5
By solving the above equation;
The meat each mountain lion consumes each day = 42.5/5
= 8.5 pounds
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