Oliver feeds his dog a total of 3/4 cup of food every day. In the morning, he gives his dog 1/3 cup of food. Solve an equation to find how much food Oliver gives to his dog the rest of the day. (1 point)
Responses
A. 2/1 cups
B. 5/12 cup
C. 3/12 cup
D. 13/12 or 1 1/12 cup
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To find how much food Oliver gives his dog the rest of the day, we need to subtract the amount given in the morning from the total amount given in a day.
Let's let x be the amount of food Oliver gives his dog the rest of the day.
The equation to represent this situation is:
1/3 + x = 3/4
To find x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.
First, we subtract 1/3 from both sides of the equation:
x = 3/4 - 1/3
To subtract fractions, the denominators must be the same. We can find a common denominator by multiplying the denominators together:
x = 9/12 - 4/12
Now we can subtract the fractions:
x = 5/12
Therefore, Oliver gives his dog 5/12 cup of food for the rest of the day.
Answer: B. 5/12 cup