Question

The elephants at the zoo eat 3 2/3 buckets of bananas each day. The zookeeper bought 7 1/3 buckets of bananas. How many days will the bananas last? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number

Answer 1

Answer: 2 days

Step-by-step explanation:

The monkeys eat 3 ²/₃ buckets of bananas each day. Convert this to an improper fraction:

= 3²/₃ = 11/3 buckets per day

The zookeeper bought 7¹/₃ which is:

= 22/3 buckets

To find out the number of days the bananas will last, divide the buckets bought by the buckets eaten per day:

= 22/3 ÷ 11/3

= 22/3 * 3/11

= 66/33

= 2 days

If dividing fractions, multiply by the reciprocal of the second fraction.