Problema Solution

If 2/3 a cup of fish food can feed 8 fish how much can 4 cups feed?

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let 'x' represent the number of fish that can be feed with 4 cups of food


the amount of food is proportional with the number of fish that can be fed


(2/3) : 8 = 4 : x


by solving we find


x = 48 fish


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4 cups can feed 48 fish.