Question

Five cats each ate 1/4 cup of cat food. How much food did the five cats eat?

Answer 1

Answer: Five cats ate 1 and a quarter of cat food.

Explanation

Given:-

Cat food ate by one cat = 1/4 cup

Cat food ate by five cats =
`5* (1)/(4) \text{ [Multiplying both sides with 5 ]}\\\\=(5)/(4)=(4+1)/(4)=(4)/(4)+(1)/(4)=1+(1)/(4)`=1 and 1/4 cup.

Therefore cat food ate by five cats = 1 and a quarter of cup.[ here a quarter =1/4]