Mark has 65 of a pound of bird seed left to share equally among 5 bird cages in his pet shop. How many pounds can he put in each bird cage?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ pound
Q. Mark has 65 of a pound of bird seed left to share equally among 5 bird cages in his pet shop. How many pounds can he put in each bird cage?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ pound
Identify Amount and Cages: Step 1: Identify the total amount of bird seed and the number of bird cages.Mark has 65 of a pound of bird seed. He needs to divide this equally among 5 bird cages.
Calculate Seed per Cage: Step 2: Calculate the amount of bird seed per cage.To find out how much bird seed each cage gets, divide the total amount of bird seed by the number of cages:(65)÷5=65×51=305=61 pound per cage.
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