Question

Sally has 2 cats and each cat eats of a tin of cat food each day.

Sally buys 7 tins of cat food.
For how many days will the cat food feed her 2 cats?
You must show your working.
days=?

Answer 1

7 divided by 2 = 3.5
7 tins of cat food = 3 1/2 days

Answer 2

Explanation:

9 tins of cat food feed her 2 cats for 18 days

Explanation:

Sally has 2 cats

food eaten by 1 cat each day =

food eaten by 2 cat each day= tins

sally buys 9 tins of cat food

then

tins required in = 1 day

1 tin required in

i.e 1 tin required in 2 days

9 tin required for = 9×2 = 18 days

hence , 9 tins of cat food feed her 2 cats for 18 days

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