Two cats

Sally has 2 cats. Each cat eats 1/4 of a tin of cat food each day. Sally buy 7 tins of cats food. How many days did she feed her 2 cats? Show your work.

Correct answer:

n =  14

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a=7 \\ b=2\cdot \frac{1}{4}=\frac{2\cdot 1}{4}=\frac{2}{4}=\frac{1}{2}=0.5 \\ n=a/b=7/\frac{1}{2}=7:\frac{1}{2}=7\cdot \frac{2}{1}=\frac{7\cdot 2}{1}=\frac{14}{1}=14 \end{gathered}$$

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