Question

A zookeeper divided 3,570 pounds of food equally among 7 elephants.

How many pounds of food did each elephant receive?
Each elephant received
pounds of food.

Answer 1

`\boxed{\sf Amount \ of \ food \ each \ elephant \ receive = 510 \ pounds}`

Given:

Total amount of food = 3,570 pounds

Total number of elephants = 7

To Find:

Amount of food each elephant receive

Explanation:

7 elephants receive = 3,570 pounds

`\sf 1 \: elephant \: receive = (3570)/(7) \: pounds`

= 510 pounds

So,

Amount of food each elephant receive = 510 pounds