Question

Diego eats 1/5 of a loaf of bread each day. On Tuesday, Diego eats 1/4 of the day’s portion before lunch. What fraction of the whole loaf does Diego eat before lunch on Tuesday? Draw a rectangular fraction model to support your thinking.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{20}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Diego eats 1/5 of a loaf of bread each day. On Tuesday, Diego eats 1/4 of the day’s portion before lunch.    

To find the fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego before lunch on Tuesday, we will find 1/4 of 1/5 as:

$\text{Fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego}=\frac{1}{5}\times \frac{1}{4}$

$\text{Fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego}=\frac{1\times1}{5\times4}$

$\text{Fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego}=\frac{1}{20}$

Therefore, Diego has eaten $\frac{1}{20}$ of the whole loaf before lunch on Tuesday.