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mark's dog needs 1 3/4 cups of dry food. Mark picks up one bag of dry food that contains 16 cups how many days will mark be able to feed his dog the specified diet?

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Answer: I believe the answer is 9 days.

Step-by-step explanation: 16 divided by 1.75 (1 and three-fourths) is equal to 9.143, which is only enough to feed him 9 full days.

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Answer:

The answer to your question is 9 days.

Explanation:

Data

Food needed = 1 3/4 cups

Total food = 16 cups

Number of days = ?

Process

1.- Convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction

1 3/4 = (4 + 3)/4 = 7/4

2.- Divide the total food by the food needed

16/1 รท 7/4 = 64/7

-Simplify 9 Quotient

7 64

1 Remainder

3.- Mark can feed his dog 9 days and there will be 1/7 of the bag left.

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