Question

Sunshine the cow eats 3/5 of a bale of hay a day.How many bales of hay will she eat in a week?

Answer 1

7 day in a week so 3/5×7= 4.2

or 4 1/5 bales of hay

Answer 2

3/5 x 7 = 21/5 bales of hay in a week.

Also represented by 3/5 + 3/5 + 3/5 + 3/5 + 3/5 + 3/5 +3/5

= 3+3+3+3+3+3+3
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              5

= 21/5

There is 7 days in a week, and 3/5 bales per day