Meg's dog Angel eats 4 1/4 c of food each day. Explain how Meg can determine how much food to give Angel if she needs to feed him only 2/3 as much. Need help solving.

change the 4 1/4 to 17/4 C

2/3 of 17/4=17/6=2 5/6 C

write a mixed number for p so that 3 1/4*p is more than 3 1/4.

To determine how much food Meg should give Angel if she wants to feed him only 2/3 as much as he currently eats, she can follow these steps:

Step 1: Find out how much food Angel currently eats per day. According to the given information, Angel eats 4 1/4 cups of food each day.

Step 2: Calculate 2/3 of Angel's current food intake. To do this, multiply the current amount of food Angel eats by 2/3:
(4 1/4) * (2/3)

Step 3: Convert the mixed fraction (4 1/4) to an improper fraction. To do this, multiply the whole number (4) by the denominator (4), then add the numerator (1):
4 * 4 + 1 = 17
So, 4 1/4 is equal to 17/4.

Step 4: Calculate the new amount of food to give Angel. Multiply the improper fraction (17/4) by 2/3:
(17/4) * (2/3)

Step 5: Simplify the result of the multiplication. Multiply the numerators (17 * 2) to get the new numerator, and multiply the denominators (4 * 3) to get the new denominator:
(17 * 2) / (4 * 3) = 34/12

Step 6: Simplify the fraction if possible. In this case, both the numerator and denominator are divisible by 2, so divide both by 2:
34/12 = (34 ÷ 2) / (12 ÷ 2) = 17/6

Therefore, Meg should give Angel 17/6 cups of food if she wants to feed him only 2/3 as much as he currently eats.