Answer:
48 times
Step-by-step explanation:
Generally,
If there is a total of "a" pounds and each feeding takes up "b" pounds [a > b],
the number of times feeding can be done is [tex]\frac{a}{b}[/tex]
So, from the problem, the number of feeding times would be:
[tex]\frac{42}{\frac{7}{8}}[/tex]
Remember, dividing by a fraction means the same thing as multiplying by its reciprocal. So we multiply 42 with 8/7, to get:
[tex]42*\frac{8}{7}=\frac{336}{7}=48[/tex]
Mr. Lash can feed his animals 48 times
