Question

The rabbits ate three fifths of the celery crop in each of 8 gardens. What fraction of celery crop did they eat in all?

twenty four fortieths
eleven fifths
eleven fourteenths
twenty four fifths

Answer 1

Answer: twenty-four fifths

Explanation:

3/5 x 8 → 3/5 x 8/1 (8/1 is the same as 8) → 3 x 8 = 24 and 5 x 1 = 5 so 3/5 x 8 is 24/5