Kendall feeds her cat a total of 4/5 cup of food every day. She feeds in 1/2 cup of food in the evening. Solve an equation to find how much food she gives to the cat. Write your answer in fraction form only.

Answer 1

Let x represent the amount of food Kendall feeds her cat in the morning.

We know that she gives a total of 4/5 cup of food every day, and 1/2 cup in the evening. Therefore, the equation representing this situation is:

x + 1/2 = 4/5

To find the amount of food Kendall gives the cat in the morning (x), we need to isolate x.

Subtracting 1/2 from both sides of the equation:

x = 4/5 - 1/2
x = 4/5 - 2/4
x = 4/5 - 4/8
x = 4/5 - 1/2
x = 8/10 - 5/10
x = 3/10

Therefore, Kendall gives her cat 3/10 cup of food in the morning.