Question

The dolphins at the Clinton Aquarium are fed 2 1/2 buckets of fish each day. The sea otters are fed 1 3/5 times as much fish as the dolphins. How many buckets of fish are the sea otters fed each day?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

buckets

Answer 1

The sea otters are fed:

(1 3/5) x (2 1/2) buckets of fish
= (8/5) x (5/2) buckets of fish
= 4 buckets of fish

Therefore, the sea otters are fed 4 buckets of fish each day.