Question

Sally has 2 cats and each cat eats of a tin of cat food each day.

Sally buys 9 tins of cat food.
For how many days will the cat food feed her 2 cats?
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Answer 1

She can feed her cats for 4 days.

Explanation:

Since each cat eats a tin of can food each day, that is 2 per day. 2x4=8 which means there will be one tin left over.

Answer 2

Answer: The cat food will feed the cats for 4 days

Explanation:

Hi since each cat eats of a tin of cat food each day, and she has two cats, the number of tins of cat food used per day is 2.

2 cats x 1 tin of cat foot = 2 tins of cat food

Now, we have to divide the number of tins of cat food bought (9) by the number of tins of cat food used per day (2)

9 /2 = 4.5 days

The cat food will feed the cats for 4.5 days. Rounded to a whole number, he can feed the cats for 4 days and 1 can is left for both cats.