George bought a bag of dog food that was 1/3 pounds. He fed his dog 5 times with this bag of food. How many pounds of food did he dog eat at each feeding?

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Answer:

[tex]\dfrac{5}{3}\ \text{pounds}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

George bought a bag of dog food that was 1/3 pounds.

George fed his dog 5 times with this bag of food.

We need to find how many pounds of food did the dog eat at each feeding. Let it be x.

[tex]x=\dfrac{1}{3}\times 5\\\\x=\dfrac{5}{3}\ \text{pounds}[/tex]

So, the dog eat [tex]\dfrac{5}{3}\ \text{pounds}[/tex] of food at each feeding.