Question

8. Higher Order Thinking Colby's doggave birth to 6 puppies. Each puppyin the litter now has a mass of about3 kilograms. About how much isthe mass of the litter of puppies inkilograms?

Answer 1

Given:

$\begin{gathered} T_{he\text{ number of puppies Colby's dog gave birth to}}=6 \\ T_{he\text{ amount of litter of 1 puppy}}=3ki\log rams \end{gathered}$

To Deteermine: About how much is the mass of the litter of puppies in kilograms?

$\begin{gathered} 1puppy=3kg \\ 6_{\text{puppies}}=6\times3kg=18kg \end{gathered}$

Hence, the mass of the litter of puppies in kilograms is 18 kilograms