Question

Patty’s dog Socks eats 15 ounces of dry dog food a day. How many days will a 30-pound bag last? Is this more or less than a month? Explain. Remember, there are 16 ounces in a pound.

Answer 1

Answer: 32 days. This is more than a month.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, convert the 30 pound bag into ounces. To do this you just need to multiply 30 by 16. You will get 480 ounces (so one bag has 480 ounces of food in it. Then, just divide that by the ounces eaten by Socks in a day. 480/15 is 32. So one bag of food lasts 32 days. At the most, one month can have 31 days in it so this bag will last for more than a month. Hope this helps!