Solve each problem below. Write a multiplication or division equation for each problem that uses the numbers provided or use a model to show your thinking.
Maxwell’s dog eats 21⁄2 cups of food each day. How many cups of food will Maxwell’s dog eat in one week?
Maxwell’s dog isn’t feeling well and needs to take some medicine. The veterinarian said to give the dog 12⁄3 medicine tablets each day. If Maxwell has 15 tablets, how long will the medicine last?
If Maxwell’s dog drinks 3⁄4 cup of water every hour, how long will it take the dog to drink the 71⁄2 cups of water that Maxwell put in the water bowl this morning?
At the park, Maxwell and the dog see 35 other dogs. Two-sevenths of the dogs they see are female, and the rest are male. How many female dogs do they see? What fraction of the dogs that they see are male?