Question

Jake checks his pantry to see how much cat food he has. He finds a bag of Paw Picnic cat food with 3 cups left in it. Jake feeds his cat 1/3 of a cup of food every day. How many days will the cat food last?

Answer 1

By dividing the total amount of cat food (3 cups) by the daily feeding amount (1/3 cup), we find that Jake has enough cat food to last for 9 days.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jake has a bag of Paw Picnic cat food with 3 cups left and feeds his cat 1/3 of a cup of food every day. To calculate how many days the cat food will last, we divide the total amount of cat food by the daily feeding amount.

We use this equation: total cups of cat food ÷ daily cups fed to cat = number of days food will last. So, we have 3 cups ÷ 1/3 cup/day = 9 days. Therefore, the bag of cat food will last for 9 days.