Question

Isabelle loves to bird-watch and buys a large bird feeder for her yard. The feeder holds 3

3
4
pounds of birdseed. Isabelle wants to fill it with a birdseed mixture that will attract a variety of birds. The birdseed comes in bags that hold 1
1
2
pounds. How many bags' worth of birdseed will it take to fill the feeder?

Answer 1

If you multiple 112 times 3 you get an answer of 336 which is two pounds more than you need. So your answer is 3 bags. There will be two pounds left in one of the remaining bags.

Answer 2

I think the answer is 3 ¾

Explanation:

I just counted the boxes. there are 3 completely filled boxes and one box ¾ of it filled.

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