At Jerri’s Pet Shop, 60 cups of bird seed are used every 5 days to feed 20 parakeets. How many cups of bird seed would be required to feed 10 parakeets for 5 days? Choose the correct choice from the following options:  A) 45.6  B) 20  C) 9  D) 30  E) 65

Rationale: let ' s go step - by - step . 60 cups are used over a 5 day period , which means 12 cups a day . this feeds 20 parakeets , which means each parakeet needs . 60 of a cup every day . for 10 parakeets , we need 10 * . 60 cups = 6 cups a day . over 5 days , we need 30 cups . choice d .
Answer: D