Question

Over the summer , Mr. Patel refilled a bird feeder 24 times using 6 cups of seed each time. A bag of seed holds 32 cups. How many bags of seed did Mr. Patel use?

Answer 1

4.5 bags

Step- by- step Step-by-step explanation:

If each time, Mr. Patel uses 6 cups

Then, the number of cups used for the 24 times

`24 * 6=144`

Now,

32 cups:1 bag

144 cups:x bags

`(1)/(32) = (x)/(144)`

`\implies 32x = 144`

`\implies (32x)/(32) = (144)/(32)`

`x=4(1)/(2)`

This implies that 144 cups equals 4.5 bags

Therefore Mr. Patel uses 4.5 bags of seed.