Question

Stefan has 4 1/2 cups of oats. He uses 3 1/4 cups to make granola bars for a camping trip. He saves the rest of the oats to feed his parrot, Coco. If Coco needs 1/4 of a cup of oats each day, how many days can Stefan feed Coco with the oats he has left

Answer 1

Answer: Stefan can feed Coco for 5 days.

Explanation: After making the granola bars for the camping trip, he has
`1(1)/(4)` cups of oats left over.

Coco, the parrot, needs
`(1)/(4)th` of a cup of oats for eating each day.

After figuring out the math, Stefan can feed Coco for 5 days.

To double check that 5 days is correct, take 5 times
`(1)/(4)` and you will get
`1(1)/(4)`.

`1(1)/(4)` is what Stefan had left after making the bars, meaning the answer is correct.

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