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

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shoot4damoon
because it is 3/4 of the entire bag, set it up as a ratio
3:4 = 4.5:w 
[tex] \frac{3}{4} [/tex] [tex] \frac{4.5}{w} [/tex]
cross mult.
3w= 4.5(4)
3w = 18
divide 3 both sided 
18/3=6
w=6 
originally there was 6lbs of food.

Answer:6 poundd

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