Question

Meghan's dog spray eats 4 ¹/4 cups of food each day. Explain how megan can determine how much food to give sparky if she needs to feed him only 2/3 as much. solve the problem ​

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{17}{6}\ cups$

Step-by-step explanation:

$Total\ required\ food\ for\ sparky=4\frac{1}{4}\ cups\\\\Total\ required\ food\ for\ sparky=\frac{17}{4}\ cups\\\\Megan\ needs\ to\ feed\ him\ only\ \frac{2}{3}\ as\ much\\\\Food\ given\ by\ Megan=\frac{2}{3}\times Total\ required\ food\ for\ sparky\\\\Food\ given\ by\ Megan=\frac{2}{3}\times \frac{17}{4}\\\\Food\ given\ by\ Megan=\frac{17}{6}\ cups$