Question

Five cats each ate 1/4 cup of cat food. How much food did the five cats eat?

Answer 1

Answer:  Five cats ate 1 and a quarter of cat food.

Step-by-step explanation

Given:-

Cat food ate by one cat = 1/4 cup

Cat food ate by five cats =$5\times \frac{1}{4} \text{ [Multiplying both sides with 5 ]}\\\\=\frac{5}{4}=\frac{4+1}{4}=\frac{4}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=1+\frac{1}{4}$=1 and 1/4 cup.

Therefore cat food ate by five cats = 1 and a quarter of cup.[ here a quarter =1/4]