Question

​It takes an ant farm 6 days to consume 3/8 of an apple. ​(​Show all work) At that rate, in how many days will the ant farm consume 3 apples?

Answer 1

Answer: 48 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Ant takes 6 days to consume  $\dfrac{3}{8}$ of an apple

Using unitary method

$6\ \text{days}\rightarrow \quad \frac{3}{8}\ \text{of an apple}\\\\1\ \text{apple takes}\rightarrow \quad \frac{8}{3}\times 6=16\ \text{days}\\\\3\ \text{apples take}\rightarrow\quad 16\times3=48\ \text{days}$