Question

Daisy has one cucumber that is 3 inches long and another cucumber that is 5 inches long she cuts the cucumber 3/8 inches thick slices adds them to a salad how many 3/8 inches thick slices does Daisy have? Solve and explain your answer

Answer 1

21 pieces

Step-by-step explanation:

The 3in one could be written as 24/8, because it equals 3.

So you find how many 3/8s are inside 24/8, the answer would be 8 pieces for the first one.

Then the 5in one is=40/8

With this one you would have 13 pieces and 1/8 lasting.