Question

On Wednesday the farmers at the Columbia Farm picked 2/3 of a barrel of tomatoes. Thursday, the farmers picked 3/4 as many tomatoes as on Wednesday. How many barrels of tomatoes did the farmers pick on Thursday? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number

Answer 1

The farmers picked 1/2 a barrel of tomatoes on Thursday, which is calculated by taking 3/4 of the 2/3 barrel they picked on Wednesday.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many barrels of tomatoes the farmers picked on Thursday, we need to calculate 3/4 of the amount they picked on Wednesday. They picked 2/3 of a barrel on Wednesday, so on Thursday they picked:

2/3 of a barrel × 3/4 = (2 × 3) / (3 × 4)

= 6/12 (since 2 × 3 = 6 and 3 × 4 = 12)

= 1/2 (since 6/12 simplifies to 1/2)

So, the farmers picked 1/2 a barrel of tomatoes on Thursday.