Question

A volunteer has 12 pounds of birdseed to put in the bird feeders in all of the city parks. There are 13/4 cups of birdseed in a pound, and each bird feeder holds about 3/4 cup of birdseed. How many bird feeders can the volunteer fill completely.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\large \boxed{28}$

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Calculate the number of cups

$\text{Cups} = \text{12 lb}\times\dfrac{1\frac{3}{4} \text{ cups}}{\text{1 lb}} =12\times\dfrac{\text{7 cups}}{4} = 3\times7\text{ cups}= \text{21 cups}$

2. Calculate the number of bird feeders

$\text{ Feeders}= \text{21 cups} \times \dfrac{\text{1 feeder}}{\frac{3}{4}\text{ cup}}=\text{21 cups} \times \dfrac{\text{4 feeders}}{\text{3 cups}} = 7 \times \text{ 4 feeders}\\\\= \textbf{28 feeders}\\\text{The volunteer can fill \large \boxed{\textbf{28 feeders}} }$