Question

Ramil and Carly collected the honey from 4 of his beehives. From the first hive collected 1/3 gallons of honey. The last hives yielded 1/4 gallon each. How many gallons of honey did Ramil and Carly collect in all?

Answer 1

Answer:

We know that:

• First hive gave 1/3 gallon.
• The other three hives gave 1/4 gallon each.

To find the total gallons of honey, we just have to sum all of it.

$H=\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}\\H=\frac{1}{3}+3\frac{1}{4}\\H=\frac{1}{3}+\frac{3}{4}\\H=\frac{4+9}{12}=\frac{13}{12}$

As a mixed number:

$\frac{13}{12}=1\frac{1}{12}$

Therefore, Carly collected 1 and 1/12 gallons. Or, 1.08 gallons in total.