Question

Jaime has a small container that holds exactly 1/4 cup of dog food. How many times should Jaime fill the container and pour it into the dog's bowl to make sure the dog gets exactly 1/2 cup of food?

Answer 1

Jaime needs to fill the dog's bowl 2 times to make sure the dog gets exactly
`\frac12` cup of food.

Explanation:

Given:

Amount of dog food required =
`\frac12\ cup`

Amount of Dog food container holds =
`\frac14\ cup`

We need to find the number of times Jaime should fill the container and pour it into the dog's bowl.

Solution:

Let the Number of times Jaime need to fill the container be 'x'.

Now we can say that;

Number of times Jaime need to fill the container multiplied by Amount of Dog food container holds should be equal to Amount of dog food required in the bowl.

framing in equation form;

`x*\frac14=\frac12`

Multiplying 4 on both side we get;

`x*\frac14*4=\frac12*4\\\\x=2`

Hence Jaime needs to fill the dog's bowl 2 times to make sure the dog gets exactly
`\frac12` cup of food.