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
| Dog | Dog | Cat | Cat |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
The best estimate for the total amount of food he feeds his dog and cat in 2 weeks is 68 kilograms of food (4 kilograms per animal over 2 weeks = 8 kilograms total per week, multiplied by 2 weeks = 16 kilograms for the dog and 2 kilograms for the cat, added together for a total of 18 kilograms per week, multiplied by 2 weeks = 36 kilograms for both animals, plus their initial week's food of 16 kilograms for the dog and 2 kilograms for the cat, added together for a grand total of 54 kilograms, which is then rounded up to the nearest multiple of 4, which is 68 kilograms).
To find the total amount of food Andy feeds his dog and cat in 2 weeks, we can add the amount of food for each animal in one week and then multiply by 2.
The dog is fed 16 kilograms of food in one week, so in 2 weeks he would be fed 16 + 16 = 32 kilograms of food.
The cat is fed 2 kilograms of food in one week, so in 2 weeks he would be fed 2 + 2 = 4 kilograms of food.
Therefore, the best estimate for the total amount of food Andy feeds his dog and cat in 2 weeks is 32 + 4 = 36 kilograms of food.