Given:
Whiskers the cat weighs [tex]3\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex] kg and Pilglio weighs 5 kg.
To find:
How many times as heavy as pilglio is whiskers?
How many times as heavy as whiskers is pilglio?
Solution:
We have,
Weight of cat (whiskers) = [tex]3\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex] kg
= [tex]\dfrac{3(2)+1}{2}[/tex] kg
= [tex]\dfrac{7}{2}[/tex] kg
= 3.5 kg
Weight of pilglio = 5 kg
Now,
[tex]\dfrac{Whiskers}{Pilglio}=\dfrac{3.5}{5}=0.7[/tex]
Therefore, whiskers is 0.7 times as heavy as pilglio.
[tex]\dfrac{Pilglio}{Whiskers}=\dfrac{5}{3.5}[/tex]
[tex]\dfrac{Pilglio}{Whiskers}=1.428571...[/tex]
[tex]\dfrac{Pilglio}{Whiskers}\approx 1.43[/tex]
Therefore, piglio is about 1.43 times as heavy as whiskers.
