Joe has fraction 5 over 6 pound of bird seed. He needs fraction 1 over 3 pound to feed the birds daily. Which of the rectangle m
odels below shows how many days’ worth of seed Joe has left? Rectangle model divided into six equal sections, five sections are labeled five-sixths and three sections are labeled one-third, equaling one and two-thirds days.
Since Joe has 5/6 pounds left and he only needs 1/3 pounds
each day to feed the birds, therefore the number of remaining day’s worth of
seed is:
days = (5/6) / (1/3) = 2.5
The remaining seed can run up to 2 and half days. This also
means that after 2 days, he is remained with ½ of 1/3 pound. ½ of 1/3 pound is
equivalent to 1/6 pound. Therefore the correct rectangle model to use is:
<span>Rectangle
model divided into 3 equal sections, two sections are labeled one-third and one
section is labeled one-sixth, equaling two and one-half days.</span>
