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Brett has 2 1/2 pounds of bird seed left to share equally among 4 bird cages in his pet shop. How many pounds can he put in each bird cage?

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Answer:

Brett can put [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex]  = 0.625 pounds in each bird cage.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total amount of bird seed left = [tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex] pounds

=[tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] pounds

Number of birds in pet shop  = 4

So, the share of each bird = [tex]\frac{\textrm{Total available seeds}}{\textrm{Total number of birds in the pet shop}}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{\frac{5}{2} }{4}  = \frac{5}{2}  \times \frac{1}{4}  = \frac{5}{8}[/tex]

Hence, Brett can put  [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex]   = 0.625 pounds in each bird cage.