Question

The dolphins at the Polk Aquarium are fed 1 3/8 buckets of fish each day. The sea otters are fed 2/5 as much fish as the dolphins. How many buckets of fish are the sea otters fed each day?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

To find how many buckets of fish the sea otters are fed each day we have to multiply the number of buckets the dolphins are fed each day by 2/5:

`1(3)/(8)*(2)/(5)=(1+(3)/(8))*(2)/(5)=(11)/(8)*(2)/(5)=(11*2)/(8*5)=(22)/(40)=(11)/(20)`

Answer:

The sea otters are fed 11/20 buckets of fish each day