Question

If a pet food's guidelines state a daily feeding amount of 1 cup and you feed twice per day, how much should you give at each feeding?

A) 0.25 cup
B) 0.5 cup
C) 1 cup
D) 2 cups

Answer 1

To find out how much to feed at each of the two daily feedings, divide the total daily amount (1 cup) by the number of feedings (2), resulting in 0.5 cup per feeding.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much to feed at each feeding, divide the daily feeding amount by the number of feedings per day. In this case, the daily feeding amount is 1 cup and there are 2 feedings per day. If the daily feeding guideline for a pet food is 1 cup and the owner feeds the pet twice per day, the amount of food given at each feeding should be half of the total daily amount. Therefore, it should be divided into two equal parts.

By dividing the total daily feeding amount of 1 cup by the number of feedings, which is 2, we determine the amount for each feeding:

• 1 cup ÷ 2 = 0.5 cup per feeding

This means that the correct answer is: B) 0.5 cup.