henry eats 1/3 of a loaf of bread in 2 days. How many loaves of bread will he eat in 12 days?
Set up a proportion...
(1/3) = x
2 12
Cross multiply to get 2x = 4. So x = 2 loaves of bread.
Answer:
2 loaves of bread.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that Henry eats 1/3 of a loaf of bread in 2 days.
First of all, we will find amount of loaves eaten by Henry in one day by dividing 1/3 by 2 as:
\(\frac{1}{3}\div 2\)
\(\frac{1}{3}\div \frac{2}{1}\)
Convert in multiplication problem:
\(\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{1}{6}\)
To find the loaves of bread eaten by Henry in 12 days, we will multiply \(\frac{1}{6}\) by 12.
\(\frac{1}{6}\times 12=2\)
Therefore, Henry will eat 2 loaves of bread in 12 days.