Question

Tina feeds her birds exactly 1 5/6 small measuring cups of bird feed each time she feeds them. If she has fed them exactly 27 1/2 cups so far, how many times has she given food to the birds?(1 point) Responses
15 times 15 times
29 1/3 times 29 1/3 times
25 2/3 times 25 2/3 times
50 5/12 times

Answer 1

To find the number of times Tina has given food to the birds, we need to divide the total amount of bird feed she has given them (27 1/2 cups) by the amount she gives them each time (1 5/6 cups).

Let's convert 27 1/2 cups to an improper fraction:
27 1/2 = (2 * 27) + 1/2 = 54/2 + 1/2 = 55/2

Now let's convert 1 5/6 cups to an improper fraction:
1 5/6 = (6 * 1) + 5/6 = 6/6 + 5/6 = 11/6

To find the number of times Tina has given food to the birds, we divide the total amount of bird feed by the amount she gives them each time:
55/2 ÷ 11/6 = 55/2 * 6/11 = (55 * 6) / (2 * 11) = 330/22 = 15

So Tina has given food to the birds 15 times.
Therefore, the answer is 15.