Question

3. A gardener mows 5 out of every 6 days. How many days would he mow

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

90(5/6)

450/6

75

Answer 2

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Answer:

  75

Step-by-step explanation:

90 = 6 × 15

There are 15 6-day periods in 90 days. The gardener will have mowed ...

  15 × 5 = 75

times in those 15 periods.

He will mow 75 times in a 90-day period.

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If you like, you can set up a proportion for the unknown number of mowings (m).

  mows/days = m/90 = 5/6

Multiply by 90 to solve for m.

  m = 90(5/6) = (90/6)(5) = 15(5) = 75 . . . . . . this should look like the above