Question

Ellie has 14 of a pound of cheese. She wants to eat the same amount each day for 7 days. If she has the same amount each day, how much will she eat the first day?

Answer 1

2 pounds.

Explanation:

Ellie has 14 lbs of cheese. She wants to eat the same amount for 7 days, or a week.

We would have to divide the number of pounds by the number of days that she wants to eat the same amount.

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`\frac{\text{pounds of cheese}}{\text{number of days}} =\frac{14\text{lb.}}{7\text{ days}} = \frac{{14\text{lb.}/7}}{7\text{days}/7} }= \boxed{\frac{2\text{lb.}}{\text{1 day}}}`

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Since Ellie would have the same amount each day, she would eat 2 lbs not for just the first day, she would have 2 lbs per day for the whole week.

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Hope this helps!