Asked by Steph

Ms. Diaz feeds stray cats in the park every evening. She never knows how many cats will come to be fed. The food is always shared equally among the cats at the park. One evening, when 6 cups of cat food were shared, each cat received 2/3 of cup of cat food. How many cats were fed that evening?
A
4 cats
B
6 cats
C
9 cats
D
18 cats
Answered by Safiyah
Steph your answer is A 4 cats
Answered by oobleck
6 / (2/3) = 6 * 3/2 = 9

4 is the answer to:
6 cats were each given 2/3 cup. How many cups were given?

Always watch the units.
cups divided by cups/cat = cats
Answered by Safiyah gr6
O.k. I'll remember the next time when i am answering a question of my own thx