At Sandi’s Pet Shop, 25 cups of bird seed are used every 5 days to feed 15 parakeets. How many cups of bird seed would be required to feed 14 parakeets for 7 days?
Select the correct option.
A) 40.5 B) 32.34 C) 6.23 D) 9 E) 15

Rationale: let ' s go step - by - step . 25 cups are used over a 5 day period , which means 5 cups a day . this feeds 15 parakeets , which means each parakeet needs 1 / 3 of a cup every day . for 14 parakeets , we need 14 * 1 / 3 cups = 4.62 cups a day . over 7 days , we need 32.34 cups . choice b .
Answer: B