Question

Kendall feeds her cat a total of 45
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 = amount for the rest of the day.
x + 1/2 = 4/5
x = 4/5 − 1/2 = 8/10 − 5/10 = 3/10

3/10 cup