Question

Diego eats 1/5 of a loaf of bread each day. On Tuesday, Diego eats 1/4 of the day’s portion before lunch. What fraction of the whole loaf does Diego eat before lunch on Tuesday? Draw a rectangular fraction model to support your thinking.

Answer 1

`(1)/(20)`

Explanation:

We have been given that Diego eats 1/5 of a loaf of bread each day. On Tuesday, Diego eats 1/4 of the day’s portion before lunch.

To find the fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego before lunch on Tuesday, we will find 1/4 of 1/5 as:

`\text{Fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego}=(1)/(5)* (1)/(4)`

`\text{Fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego}=(1*1)/(5*4)`

`\text{Fraction of the whole loaf eaten by Diego}=(1)/(20)`

Therefore, Diego has eaten
`(1)/(20)` of the whole loaf before lunch on Tuesday.