Nancy wants to put birdseed mix in her bird feeder. The mix is 20% wild bird seed and 80% sunflower seed. Her bird feeder can hold 8 cups of birdseed. How much wild birdseed does she need to fill the bird feeder?

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alina123 · Answer

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bibby · Answer

"hold 8 cups of birdseed"
does that mean the mix or the wild seed?

alina123 · Answer

i think all together the seeds

bibby · Answer

ahhh. this is what I figure. if 8 cups is the total, the  wild birdseed is 80% of that
what is 80% of 8?

alina123 · Answer

6.4

bibby · Answer

Correct. 6.4 cups of wild birdseed is 80% of the total 8 cups.

bibby · Answer

This question is worded really vaguely

alina123 · Answer

so 6.4 is the answer

alina123 · Answer

but it says wildbird seed not sunflower

alina123 · Answer

so just do the same with wild right

bibby · Answer

oh christ, yeah. You can do 8 - 6.4 or get 20% of 8

alina123 · Answer

oh ok thxs for ur help id be lost without it