Question

Five cats each ate 1/4 cup of cat food. Four other cats each ate 1/3 cup of cat food. How much food did the nine cats eat?

Answer 1

31/12 cup of cat food

Explanation:؟؟

Answer 2

Answer:
`2(7)/(12)` cups

Explanation:

5 cats each ate 1/4 cup and 4 cats each ate 1/3 cup.

The total the 9 cats ate is:

`5\bigg((1)/(4)\bigg)+4\bigg((1)/(3)\bigg)\\\\\\=(5)/(4)+(4)/(3)\\\\\\(5)/(4)\bigg((3)/(3)\bigg)+(4)/(3)\bigg((4)/(4)\bigg)\\\\\\=(15)/(12)+(16)/(12)\\\\\\=(31)/(12)\\\\\\=\large\boxed{2(7)/(12)}`