Question

Twice a day cameron's cat eats 4 ounces of dry cat food and 3 ounces of wet cat food. Dry food comes in a 5-pound bag. Wet food comes in 6-ounce cans. How many days can he feed his cat from a 5 pound bag of dry food.

Answer 1

N = 10 days

5 pound bag of dry food can feed the cat for 10 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Total amount of dry cat food Cameron's cat eats per day A = 2 × 4 ounces

A = 8 ounces

Given that;

1 pound = 16 ounces

5 pounds = 5 × 16 ounces = 80 ounces

The number of days he can feed his cat from a 5 pounds bag can be given as N;

N = 5 pounds ÷ 8 ounces/day

N = 80 ounces ÷ 8 ounces/day

N = 10 days.

Answer 2

10 days :

Cameron can feed his cat for 10 days from a 5 pound bag of Dry Cat food

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Cameron feed his cat twice 4 ounce of Dry cat food a day, then,

In a day the cat will feed on dry cat food at the rate of 4 once x 2 times = 8 ounce per day.

Also note that, 16 ounce makes a pound.

And since Cameron's cat eats 8 ounce per day, that he eats 16 ounce in two days

16 ounce ÷ 8ounce per day = 2 days

Therefore in a 5 pound bag of Dry cat food,

Cameron can feed his cat for 10 days at the rate of 4 ounce twice ration per day.

4 ounce x 2 = 8 ounce per day

8 ounce x 2 = 16 ounce per 2 days = 1 pound per 2 days

Therefore:

5 pound ÷ 8 ounce = 10 days.