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I tried solving it the way as shown however the answer doesn't come out to be correct, please can anyone point out where is it going wrong: 3((2/5.5) + (4/3)) = 56/11.

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A wolf eats 5.5 Kg of meat in 2 days. A baby tiger eats 3 Kg of meat in 4 days. How much meat can the two combined eat in three days?

A. 10.
B. 9.
C. 8.
D. 7.
E. 6.

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We will have to get them to common ratio may be per 4 days and then convert to 3 days...
So wolf will it 5.5*2=11 kgs in 4 days...
Total in 4 days = 11+3=14...
So in 3 days= 14*3/4=10.5...

For answer to be B, wolf could be eating 4.5....
So 4.5*2=9..
Combined 9+3=12 in 4 days..
In three days 12*3/4=9..

Bunuel, you may want to check if it's typo
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A wolf eats 5.5 Kg of meat in 2 days. A baby tiger eats 3 Kg of meat in 4 days. How much meat can the two combined eat in three days?

A. 10.
B. 9.
C. 8.
D. 7.
E. 6.

Hi

We will have to get them to common ratio may be per 4 days and then convert to 3 days...
So wolf will it 5.5*2=11 kgs in 4 days...
Total in 4 days = 11+3=14...
So in 3 days= 14*3/4=10.5...

For answer to be B, wolf could be eating 4.5....
So 4.5*2=9..
Combined 9+3=12 in 4 days..
In three days 12*3/4=9..

Bunuel, you may want to check if it's typo

Edited. Thank you.
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wolf eats 4.5kgs of meat in 2 days so it eats 4.5/2 kgs of meat in single day. i.e- 2.25kgs/day
tiger eats 3 kgs of meat in 4 days so it eats 3/4 kgs of meat in single day i.e- 0.75kg/day
so together they eat 3kgs/day, therefore they will eat 9kgs (3kgs * 3 days) in 3 days
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A wolf eats 4.5 Kg of meat in 2 days. A baby tiger eats 3 Kg of meat in 4 days. How much meat can the two combined eat in three days?

A. 10.
B. 9.
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D. 7.
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Wolf rate = 4.5/2 = 2.25 kg/day

tiger rate = 3/4 =0.75 kg/day

combined = 3 kg/day

total meat consumed in 3 days = work = rate & days = 3 *3= 9 kg

Answer: B
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A wolf eats 4.5 Kg of meat in 2 days. A baby tiger eats 3 Kg of meat in 4 days. How much meat can the two combined eat in three days?

A. 10.
B. 9.
C. 8.
D. 7.
E. 6.

If anyone interested in playing with numbers / a weird shortcut method then this one's for them... :twisted:

The wolf eats 4.5 Kg of meat in 2 days.

Or, The wolf eats 27 Kg of meat in 12 days

The baby tiger eats 3 Kg of meat in 4 days.

Or, The baby tiger eats 9 Kg of meat in 12 days


So, A baby tiger and The wolf eats 36 Kg in 12 days

Or, A baby tiger and The wolf eats 9 Kg in 3 days

Hence, Correct answer will be (B)....

PS : What did I do ?

Made the no of days equal to 12 and divided by 4 for quick calculation....
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A wolf eats 4.5 Kg of meat in 2 days. A baby tiger eats 3 Kg of meat in 4 days. How much meat can the two combined eat in three days?

A. 10.
B. 9.
C. 8.
D. 7.
E. 6.

The total number of kilograms of meat the wolf and tiger eat per day is:

4.5/2 + 3/4 = 9/4 + 3/4 = 12/4 = 3

So in 3 days they can eat 3 x 3 = 9 kg of meat.

Answer: B
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