Kendall feeds her cat a total of 4/5 cup of food every day. She feeds it 1/2 coop of food in the evening. Solve an equation to find how much food she gives the cat the rest of the day.
Let x be the amount of food Kendall gives the cat the rest of the day.
From the information given, we know that she feeds the cat a total of 4/5 cup of food every day. This consists of 1/2 cup in the evening and x cups the rest of the day. Therefore, we can write the equation:
1/2 + x = 4/5
To solve for x, we first need to convert 4/5 to a fraction with the same denominator as 1/2:
4/5 = 8/10
Now we can rewrite the equation:
1/2 + x = 8/10
To get rid of the fractions, we can multiply both sides by 10:
10(1/2) + 10x = 8
5 + 10x = 8
Subtracting 5 from both sides:
10x = 3
Dividing both sides by 10:
x = 3/10
Therefore, Kendall gives the cat 3/10 cup of food the rest of the day.