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megans dog sparky eat 4 1/4 cups of food each day. explain how megan can determine how much food to give sparky is she needs to feed him only 2/3 as much solve the problem.

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Answer:3 cups

Explanation:

To determine the new amount you need to find out what 2/3 of 4 1/2 is equal to. What you see "of" in an algebraic expression or equation, replace it with (×).2/3 of 4 1/2 =2/3 × 4 1/2 =Convert 4 1/2 to an improper fraction.2/3 × 9/2 =Now multiply and reduce18/6 = 3The new amount of dog food is 3 cups.. found this answer on someone elses

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