Matt bought a 20 pound bag of dog food for his dog, hunter. on monday hunter ate 1 pounds of the dog food. on tuesday, hunter ate 2 pounds of the dog food, and on wednesday hunter ate 2 . how much dog food is left in the bag?

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have