Question

3 Salma feeds her dog pounds of dog food for each meal. Salma has just bought 30 pounds of dog food. For how many meals will the food last? Write your answer in simplest form.​

Answer 1

To find out how many meals the 30 pounds of dog food will last, you need to divide the total amount of dog food by the amount of food Salma feeds her dog for each meal.

Let's call the amount of dog food Salma feeds her dog for each meal "x" pounds.

So, you have:

Total dog food = 30 pounds

Dog food per meal = x pounds

To find the number of meals it will last, you can set up the following equation:

30 pounds (total dog food) ÷ x pounds (dog food per meal) = Number of meals

Now, you can simplify this expression:

Number of meals = 30 / x

So, the 30 pounds of dog food will last for 30 / x meals. This is the simplest form of the answer.

Answer 2

10

Explanation:

Salma feeds her dog 3 pounds of dog food for each meal, and Salma bought 30 pounds of dog food. 30÷3=10