Question

George bought a bag of dog food that was 1/3 pounds. He fed his dog 5 times with this bag of food. How many pounds of food did he dog eat at each feeding?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\dfrac{5}{3}\ \text{pounds}$

Step-by-step explanation:

George bought a bag of dog food that was 1/3 pounds.

George fed his dog 5 times with this bag of food.

We need to find how many pounds of food did the dog eat at each feeding. Let it be x.

$x=\dfrac{1}{3}\times 5\\\\x=\dfrac{5}{3}\ \text{pounds}$

So, the dog eat $\dfrac{5}{3}\ \text{pounds}$ of food at each feeding.