Question

Brett has 2 1/2 pounds of bird seed left to share equally among 4 bird cages in his pet shop. How many pounds can he put in each bird cage?

Answer 1

Answer:

Brett can put $\frac{5}{8}$  = 0.625 pounds in each bird cage.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total amount of bird seed left = $2\frac{1}{2}$ pounds

=$\frac{5}{2}$ pounds

Number of birds in pet shop  = 4

So, the share of each bird = $\frac{\textrm{Total available seeds}}{\textrm{Total number of birds in the pet shop}}$

= $\frac{\frac{5}{2} }{4} = \frac{5}{2} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{8}$

Hence, Brett can put  $\frac{5}{8}$   = 0.625 pounds in each bird cage.