Andy fed his dog about 16 kilograms of food in one week. He fed his cat about 2 kilograms of food in one week.
What is the best estimate for the total amount of food he feeds his dog and cat in 2 weeks? Each animal represents 4 kilograms of food.
Drag and drop each animal into the box to show how many kilograms of food Andy fed his dog and cat in 2 weeks. Each animal may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
Kilograms of Food
Andy fed his dog about 32 kilograms of food in 2 weeks (16 x 2 = 32).
Andy fed his cat about 4 kilograms of food in 2 weeks (2 x 2 = 4).
We need 36 kilograms total, which can be done by adding 8 dogs (32 kg) and 1 cat (4 kg).
Kilograms of Food: 8 dogs, 1 cat