Question

Sam used 66 loaves of elf bread on an 88 day hiking trip. He wants to know how many loaves of elf bread (b)(b) he should pack for a 1212 day hiking trip if he eats the same amount of bread each day.

Answer 1

He should have 909 loaves

Explanation:

We can use proportions to solve this problem. Put bread on top and days on the bottom

66 loaves x loaves

------------------ = ----------------

88 days 1212 days

Using cross products

66*1212 = 88x

Divide by 88 on each side

66*1212/88 = 88x/88

909 =x

He should have 909 loaves