Question

For his dog Bowser, Max mixes a 14 pound bag of gravy treat dog food with a 10 pound bag of hungry chops dog food. Then Max puts the mixture into small bags that each way 1 1/2 pounds. If the proportional relationship between the quantities of the two dog foods remain consent, how many pounds of gravy treat would each small bag contain?

Answer 1

The proportion of gravy:chops is 14:10 or 7:5
So, each bag contains
7/12 * 3/2 = 7/8 lbs of gravy treats
and
5/12 * 3/2 = 5/8 lbs of hungry chops

Answer 2

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