Kendall feeds her cat a total of 45

Question

cup of food every day. She feeds it 12
cup of food in the evening. Solve an equation to find how much food she gives to the cat the rest of the day. Write your answer in fraction form only.(1 point)
cup

Answer 1

Let \( x \) be the amount of food Kendall gives to her cat during the rest of the day (morning and afternoon). According to the information given, we can write the equation:

\[ x + \frac{12}{1} = \frac{45}{1} \]

To solve for \( x \), we need to isolate it on one side of the equation:

\[ x = \frac{45}{1} - \frac{12}{1} \]

Now, perform the subtraction:

\[ x = \frac{45 - 12}{1} \] \[ x = \frac{33}{1} \]

Thus, Kendall feeds her cat \( \frac{33}{1} \) cups of food for the rest of the day. In fraction form, the answer is

\[ \frac{33}{1} \] or simply \( 33 \).