Question

Henry eats 1/3 of a loaf of bread in 2 days. How many loaves of bread will he eat in 12 days?

Answer 1

Set up a proportion...

(1/3) = x

2 12

Cross multiply to get 2x = 4. So x = 2 loaves of bread.

Answer 2

2 loaves of bread.

Explanation:

We have been given that Henry eats 1/3 of a loaf of bread in 2 days.

First of all, we will find amount of loaves eaten by Henry in one day by dividing 1/3 by 2 as:

`(1)/(3)/ 2`

`(1)/(3)/ (2)/(1)`

Convert in multiplication problem:

`(1)/(3)* (1)/(2)`

`(1)/(6)`

To find the loaves of bread eaten by Henry in 12 days, we will multiply
`(1)/(6)` by 12.

`(1)/(6)* 12=2`

Therefore, Henry will eat 2 loaves of bread in 12 days.