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What number of bales of hay does Edgar feed the horses in the barn each day ?

What number of bales of hay does Edgar feed the horses in the barn each day ?-example-1

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Multiply the amount he feeds each horse by the number of horses.

Each horse gets 3/8 of a bale and there are 4 horses.


Total bales = 3/8 x 4

A whole number can also be written as a fraction by making the denominator ( bottom number) a 1, so 4 can be written as 4/1

So now you have 3/8 * 4/1

When you multiply fractions, multiply straight across ( multiply the two top numbers together and then the two bottom numbers together)


3/8 x 4/1 = (3*4) / (8*1) = 12/8 bales.


The answer is A

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