Question

An ocicat eats $\frac 35$ of a pound of food daily. How many ocicats can a $19\frac 12$-pound bag of food feed for one week? Explain your solution.

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

First calculate how many pounds an ocicat can eat in one week. You get an answer of 21/5 because 3/5x7=21/5. Next, divide 19 1/2 and 3/5. You will get an answer rounded to 4.

Answer 2

`4(9)/(14)$ ocicats`

Explanation:

One ocicat eats
`\frac35` of a pound of food daily.

In a week, one ocicat eats:
`\frac35 * 7 =4\frac15 $ pounds`

Therefore, the number of ocicat that can eat
`19\frac 12` pound of food feed

`=19\frac 12 / 4\frac15 \\\\=(39)/(2) / (21)/(5)\\=(39)/(2) * (5)/(21)\\=(39 * 5)/(2 * 21)\\=(195)/(42)\\=4(9)/(14)$ ocicats`

We have determined the number of ocicats that the food will last for a week. However, since ocicats cannot be fractional, the food will feed 4 ocicats with some leftovers,