Question

On Monday, a factory used 11/15 a ton of grapes to make grape juice. Tuesday required 14/30 a ton more than the amount on Monday. On Wednesday, the factory used of 5/6 the amount it used on Tuesday. How many tons of grapes did it use on Wednesday?

Answer 1

Answer:

1 ton on wednesday!

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to go step by step for this one.

On monday the factory used 11/15 of a ton, while tuesday required 14/30 a ton more than that. To find tuesday's amount we must take 11/15 and add 14/30 to that.

11/15 + 14/30 = 1 1/5

Tuesday = 1 1/5 of a ton

On wednesday the factory uses 5/6 of the amount used on tuesday, which is 1 and 1/5 of a ton.

1 1/5 times 5/6 = 6/5 times 5/6

Anything multiplied by their reciprocal is 1, so the answer is 1. On wednesday 1 ton of grapes was used on wednesday!