Question

Bowser ate 4 1/2 pounds of dog food. That amount is 3/4 of an entire bag of dog food. How many pound of dog food were originally in the bag?

Answer 1

Divide number of pounds eaten by the portion of the bag eaten.

= 4 1/2 pounds ÷ 3/4
= 4.5 ÷ 0.75
= 6 pound bag

CHECK:
multiply total pounds of bag by portion eaten
= 6 pound bag * 3/4
= 4 1/2 pounds eaten

ANSWER: The bag was 6 pounds of dog food.

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