1 fish eats —-> 3 ounces of food

8 fish eat —-> ? ounces of food

Now we can set up a proportion:

1/8 = 3/x (cross multiply)

x = 8 x 3

x = 24

Therefore, 8 fish eat 24 ounces each day.

Now we need to calculate the number of days it takes for 8 fish to eat 36 x 2 = 72 ounces of food.

1 day —-> 24 ounces of food is consumed

? days —-> 72 ounces of food is consumed

1/x = 24/72 (cross multiply)

24x = 72 (divide both sides by 24)

x = 72/24

x = 3

Therefore, it takes 3 days for two 36-ounce boxes of food to be eaten by the 8 fish.

Hope I helped! 🙂

2 x 36 ounces of food = 72 ounces of food

72 ounces divided by 24 ounces = 3

It will therefore take 3 days for the 2 boxes of food to be eaten