Question

Elena is feeding her neighbor’s dogs. Each dog gets 1/2 cup of dog food, and she uses 3 cups of food when she feeds them. How many dogs does her neighbor have?

Answer 1

Elena has five dogs.

Explanation:

Each dog eats two-third cups of dog food. A total of three and one-third cups of food is used up

Answer 2

6

Explanation:

1/2 cup = 1 dog

1 cup = 2 dogs

x3 = 6