Question

It is Sarah’s job to fill her neighbor’s bird feeders with sunflower seeds while they are away on vacation. She uses 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds to fill the feeders every day for 5 days. How many cups of sunflower seeds did she use?

a) 1.25 cups
b) 1.5 cups
c) 1.75 cups
d) 2 cups

Answer 1

Sarah used 1.25 cups of sunflower seeds over 5 days by filling the feeders with 1/4 cup of seeds daily.

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer how many cups of sunflower seeds Sarah used, you would multiply the amount used each day by the number of days she fills the feeders. Sarah uses 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds each day. Over 5 days, she uses:

1/4 cup/day × 5 days = 5/4 cups = 1.25 cups

Thus, Sarah used 1.25 cups of sunflower seeds in total.