Question

Ms. Gooden feeds stray cats in the park every evening. She never knows how many cats will come to be fed. The food is always shared equally among the cats that are at the park. One evening, when 6 cups of cat food were shared, each cat received 2 3 cup of cat food. How many cats were fed that evening?

Answer 1

9 cats were fed that evening.

Explanation:

6 divided by 2/3 equals 9, so 9 cats were fed that evening.

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Answer 2

There are 9 cats in total

Explanation:

Let x be the no. of cats

Each cat received cup of food =
`(2)/(3)`

Caps received by x cats =
`(2)/(3)x`

We are given that 6 cups of cat food were shared

So,
`(2)/(3)x=6`

`x=(3)/(2) * 6`

`x=9`

Hence there are 9 cats in total .