Question

Stefan has 4
1

2
cups of oats. He uses 3
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4
cups to make granola bars for a camping trip. He saves the rest of the oats to feed to his parrot, Coco. If Coco needs
1

4
of a cup of oats each day, how many days can Stefan feed Coco with the oats he has left?
Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Answer 1

Stefan has 4 1/2 = 9/2 cups and uses 3 1/4 = 13/4 cups.
Leftover = 9/2 − 13/4 = 18/4 − 13/4 = 5/4 cups.
Days = (5/4) ÷ (1/4) = 5.

Answer: 5 days.