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Connie has a cat and a dog. for every 2 cups of dog food, the cat eats 6 ounces of cat food. by tuesday, connie fed her cat 12 ounces of cat food. based upon her ratio, how much dog food would connie have fed her dog?

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Cups of food Connie have to fed her dog as per the ratio of the food of dog and cat given is equal to 4 cups of food.

As given in the question,

Connie fed her dog and cat,

Amount of dog food is equal to 2 cups

Amount of cat food is equal to 6 ounces

By Tuesday :

Amount of food fed to her cat = 12 ounces

Let x be the amount of food fed to her dog

Dog food and cat food related based on ratio is given by

2 / 6 = x / 12

⇒ 6 × x = 12 × 2

⇒ x = (12 × 2) / 6

⇒ x = 4 cups of food.

Therefore, cups of food Connie have to fed her dog as per the ratio of the food of dog and cat given is equal to 4 cups of food.

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