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Priya's cat weighs 5 1/2 pounds and her dog weighs 8 1/4 pounds
The cat is _ times as heavy as the dog.
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The answer is 2/3 times as heavy as the dog.

Since we are looking for the weight of the cat in relation to the dog's weight, we have to divide the cat's weight by the dog's weight.

5 1/2 = 5.5, 8 1/4 = 8.25.

5.5 / 8.25 = 2/3.