Jeff feeds the family dog on Wednesday and his sister Melody feeds the dog on fridays.on Wednesday Jeff gave the dog 5/8 if an 8-ounce can of dig food. On Friday, Melody,gave the dog 1/2 of an 8-ounce can of dog food

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Answer:

The expression to calculate the amount of dog food fed by Jeff can be given as:

⇒ [tex]\frac{5}{8}\times 8[/tex]

The expression to calculate the amount of dog food fed by Melody can be given as:

⇒ [tex]\frac{1}{2}\times 8[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Jeff feds the dog [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] of an 8-ounce can of food  on Wednesday.

Melody feds the dog [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] of an 8-ounce can of food  on Friday.

To write an expression that can be use to determine how many ounces of dog food Jeff fed the dog on Wednesday.

To write an expression that can be use to determine how many ounces of dog food Melody fee the dog on Friday.

Solution:

The expression to calculate the amount of dog food fed by Jeff can be given as:

⇒ [tex]\frac{5}{8}\times 8[/tex]

This can be calculated as:

⇒ [tex]\frac{40}{8}[/tex]

⇒ 5 ounce

The expression to calculate the amount of dog food fed by Melody can be given as:

⇒ [tex]\frac{1}{2}\times 8[/tex]

This can be calculated as:

⇒ [tex]\frac{8}{2}[/tex]

⇒ 4 ounce