Question

5. Li feeds her dog 3 cups of food each day.

About how many cups of food does her dog
eat in 28 days?

Answer 1

84 cups

Explanation:

3 x 28

Answer 2

You can use a ratio to solve this problem. Use x as a variable for the cups of food in 28 days.

1 (day): 3 (cups)

28 (days): x (cups)

Cross multiply.

x=28(3)

x=84

So, Li’s dog eats 84 cups of food in 28 days.

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