Question

The cattle at Camp Grady are fed 5/6 of a bale of hay each day. The horses are fed 2/3 times as much hay as the cattle. How many bales of hay are the horses fed each day?

A. 5/6 bale.
B. 1/2 bale.
C. 3/4 bale.
D. 1 bale.

Answer 1

The horses are fed 5/9 of a bale of hay each day.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find how many bales of hay the horses are fed each day, we need to multiply the amount of hay fed to the cattle by 2/3.

The amount of hay fed to the cattle is 5/6 of a bale, so multiplying 5/6 by 2/3 gives us 10/18.

Simplifying 10/18, we get 5/9 of a bale. Therefore, the horses are fed 5/9 of a bale of hay each day.