Question

The dolphins at the Baltimore National Aquarium are fed 1/3 of a bucket of fish each day. The sea otters are fed 5 times as much fish as the dolphins. How many buckets of fish are the sea otters fed each day?

1) 53
2) 5 thirds
3) 415 4 over 15
4) 513 5 and 1 third
5) 35

Answer 1

The sea otters at the Baltimore National Aquarium are fed 5 times as much as the dolphins, with the dolphins being fed 1/3 of a bucket each day. After calculating, the otters are fed 5/3 buckets of fish, which is equivalent to 1 and 2/3 buckets daily. The correct option is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking us to calculate how much fish the sea otters are fed each day if they are fed 5 times as much as dolphins, which are fed 1/3 of a bucket of fish each day.

To find the amount of fish the sea otters are fed, we multiply the amount the dolphins are fed by 5:

(1/3) bucket × 5 = 5/3 buckets

Therefore, the sea otters are fed 5/3 buckets of fish each day, which is option 2) and can also be expressed as 1 and 2/3 buckets when converted to a mixed number. The correct option is 2.