Question

A dog is fed 3 1/2 cups of food. A puppy is fed 3/5 of that. How much is the puppy fed?

Answer 1

• 9 puppies can be fed.

Explanation:

Given that:

• A dog is fed 312 cups of food.
• A puppy is fed 35 of that.

To Find:

• How much is the puppy fed?

Let us assume:

• x puppies can be fed.

Finding the number of puppy:

Puppy : Food = Puppy : Food

⟶ 35 : 1 = 312 : x

⟶ 35/1 = 312/x

Cross multiplication.

⟶ 35x = 312

⟶ x = 312/35

⟶ x = 9 (approx.)

Hence,

• 9 puppies can be fed.