Charlie's horse, Star, was getting too heavy eating 3 1/2 pounds of horse feed twice a day. Charlie reduced Star's feed by 3/4 of a pound at each feeding. How much is Star now eating each day? You must type your response as a simplified mixed number. To type your fraction, click the box below. Type the whole number first. Then, select the fraction button where you see an x to the left of a fraction bar. Use your mouse or the up and down arrows on your keyboard to move between the numerator and denominator. The link below is a screen shot of the button you want to select. Fraction Bar.JPG (1 point) [__} pounds
To find how much Star is now eating each day, we need to subtract the reduction from the initial amount.
The initial amount of feed was 3 1/2 pounds twice a day, which is a total of 7 pounds each day (3 1/2 + 3 1/2 = 7/1 + 7/1 = 14/2 = 7).
The reduction in feed is 3/4 of a pound at each feeding, so the reduction in each day is 3/4 + 3/4 = 6/4 = 3/2 pounds.
To find the amount Star is now eating each day, subtract the reduction in feed from the initial amount:
7 - 3/2 = 14/2 - 3/2 = 11/2 = 5 1/2 pounds.
Therefore, Star is now eating 5 1/2 pounds of feed each day.
Before reducing the feed, Star was eating 3 1/2 pounds of horse feed twice a day, which is a total of 7 pounds per day.
To find out how much Star is eating now, we need to subtract 3/4 from each feeding.
Subtracting 3/4 from 3 1/2, we get:
3 1/2 - 3/4 = 7/2 - 3/4
To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator here is 4.
7/2 - 3/4 = (7/2) x (2/2) - 3/4 = 14/4 - 3/4
= 11/4
Therefore, Star is now eating 11/4 pounds of horse feed each day.
To find out how much Star is now eating each day, we need to subtract 3/4 pounds from the original amount of 3 1/2 pounds at each feeding.
First, let's convert 3 1/2 pounds into an improper fraction. To do this, we multiply the whole number (3) by the denominator (2), and then add the numerator (1). This gives us (3 * 2) + 1 = 7. So, 3 1/2 can be written as 7/2 pounds.
Now, we can subtract 3/4 pounds from 7/2 pounds. To do this, we need a common denominator, which is 4. We convert 7/2 pounds into an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 4 by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 2. This gives us (7 * 2) / (2 * 2) = 14/4 pounds.
Now, we can subtract 3/4 pounds from 14/4 pounds. To do this, we subtract the numerators while keeping the denominators the same. This gives us (14 - 3) / 4 = 11/4 pounds.
Therefore, Star is now eating 11/4 pounds each day.