7. higher order thinking
show two
different ways to find the
answer to
the problem.
dog and cat food are sold
in 20-pound
bags. there are 14 bags of
dog food and
12 bags of cat food on the
store shelves.
how many pounds of dog
and cat food
are on the shelves?

Step-by-step explanation:

14x20=280 pounds of dog food

12x20=240 pounds of dog food

280+240=520 total pounds of food on the shelves

answer: no, but if it does it's a obvious pattern.

step-by-step explanation:

n=9

step-by-step explanation:

7 times a number = 7n

decreased by 13 = 7n-13

same as is =

5 times the number = 5n

increased by 5 = 5n+5

7n-13 = 5n+5

2n=18

n=9