5 3/7<span> = 5.428571428571429 or 5.43</span>
Box = b
Parrots = p
b/p = number of days it can support the parrots
Half a dozen = 6 (A dozen is 12)
1/6 = 15
To work out the percentage of '6' '5' is, use the equation
(5/6)*100 = 83.333....
Meaning that with one less bird, the box will support the birds for 16.666... (100 - 18.333...) longer
(15/100)*116.666... = 17.4999....
The box will sustain the parrots for 17.5 days
The answer is c
Explanation:
A repeating decimal continues to go with the same number pattern. The terminating decimal stops the number pattern and does not keep repeating. The decimal for 5/9 is 0.5555... and it will keep repeating the number five.
