To determine how much money would be given to a cat based on the information provided for a duck, spider, and bee, we need to identify a pattern or rule that relates the animals to the amounts they were given. Specifically, we need to explore what property or characteristic of these animals is being used to decide the amount of money each animal receives.
Upon examining the amounts given to each animal, we have:
- Duck: [tex]$9
- Spider: $[/tex]36
- Bee: [tex]$27
The most straightforward approach is to look for a common characteristic that can be quantified. One apparent feature that can be examined is the number of legs for each animal:
- A duck has 2 legs.
- A spider has 8 legs.
- A bee has 6 legs.
Next, we compare the number of legs to the amount of money given:
- A duck with 2 legs was given $[/tex]9. This could suggest [tex]$4.50 per leg, since 9 divided by 2 equals 4.5.
- A spider with 8 legs was given $[/tex]36. This suggests that the rate might be different, since 36 divided by 8 equals 4.5.
- A bee with 6 legs was given [tex]$27. This suggests that the rate might be different again, since 27 divided by 6 equals 4.5.
It seems that there's a consistent rate of $[/tex]4.50 per leg given this information.
Now, let's consider a cat. A cat has 4 legs.
Using the pattern we've identified ([tex]$4.50 per leg), we would calculate the amount given to a cat as follows:
4 legs * $[/tex]4.50 per leg = [tex]$18
So based on the identified pattern, a cat would be given $[/tex]18.
