Question

Rebecca has 3.78 pounds of cat food. She uses 0.27 pound of cat food to feed one cat. How many cats can Rebecca feed with the cat food she has?

Answer 1

Rebecca can feed 14 cats with the cat food she has

Explanation:

1 cat consume 0.27 pound of cat food

`(3.78\ pounds)/(0.27\ pounds) *1\ cat`

(eliminate the decimal by multiplying 100 to denominator & numerator)

`=(3.78\ pounds)/(0.27\ pounds) * (100)/(100) *1\ cat`

`=(378\ pounds)/(27\ pounds) *1\ cat`

(calculation would be easier by dividing the denominator & numerator by their common factors)

`= 14\ cats`