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Megan's dog Sparky eats 4 1/4 cups of food each day. EXPLAIN how Megan can determine how much food to give Sparky if she needs to feed him only 2/3 as much. SOLVE the problem. (you need to solve AND explain, do not just solve) *

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Answer:

If Megan is already feeding him 4 1/2 cups of food and she "needs to feed him only 2/3 as much" then you are looking for a smaller number. 6 3/8 cups would give the dog more food.

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