Errol uses 1/3 can of wet dog food for his dog, muddy, each day. how many servings will he get from 5 cans of dog food?

This section of mathematics is called operations with fractions using division. This means we are taking something and breaking it into pieces. 

Let's read the problem again and unpack what it actually means mathematically. 

What does the following mean mathematically: 

Each day Errol feeds his dog `1/3`  can everyday, therefore it takes him 3 days to finish one can. If it takes...

This section of mathematics is called operations with fractions using division. This means we are taking something and breaking it into pieces. 

Let's read the problem again and unpack what it actually means mathematically. 

What does the following mean mathematically: 

Each day Errol feeds his dog `1/3`  can everyday, therefore it takes him 3 days to finish one can. If it takes him 3 days to finish a can, it also means that one can has 3 servings. Lets express this mathematically:

`1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1 `

How can we determine the servings in one can? We simple divide the one can by the amount we use each day from the can: 

Number of servings = (number of cans)/(fraction of can used per day)

We know that each day 1/3 of a can is used and it provides 3 servings, lets prove this using the formula above:

 Number of servings =   ` 1/ (1/3)`

Number of servings = `1 * (3/1)`   (reciprocal division law)

Number of servings = 3

Now let's using the formula to answer our question: 

Number of servings = `5 / (1/3)`

Number of servings = `5* (3/1)`  

Number of servings = `15`

Therefore the number of servings is 15