Darren owns two dogs. Each day, one dog eats 1/2 of a scoop of dog food and the other dog eats 1/4 of a scoop. Together, how much dog food do the two dogs eat each day?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.


To determine how much dog food Darren's two dogs eat together each day, we need to add the amounts they each consume:

- The first dog eats \( \frac{1}{2} \) scoop of dog food per day.
- The second dog eats \( \frac{1}{4} \) scoop of dog food per day.

We now add these two amounts:

\[
\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{4}
\]

To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common denominator between 2 and 4 is 4. So, we rewrite \( \frac{1}{2} \) with a denominator of 4:

\[
\frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{4}
\]

Now, we can add the fractions:

\[
\frac{2}{4} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}
\]

Thus, the two dogs together eat \( \frac{3}{4} \) of a scoop of dog food each day.

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Here are 5 related questions:
1. How much food would the dogs eat in a week?
2. If one more dog joins, eating \( \frac{1}{3} \) of a scoop daily, how much food do all three dogs eat each day?
3. How much food does the first dog eat in 5 days?
4. What is the total food consumption of both dogs after 10 days?
5. If Darren had only the second dog, how much food would it need for 8 days?

**Tip**: When adding fractions, always check for the least common denominator to simplify calculations.

Darren owns two dogs. Each day, one dog eats 1/2 of a scoop of dog food and the other dog eats 1/4 of a scoop. Together, how much dog food do the two dogs eat each day?

Learn how to add fractions with different denominators to find out how much dog food Darren's two dogs eat daily. This problem demonstrates the concept of adding fractions with a common denominator, suitable for students in Grades 5-6.

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