Question

The cattle at the Harrison Farm are fed 4/5 of a bale of hay each day. The horses are fed 1/8 as much hay as the cattle. How many bales of hay are the horses fed each day?

Answer 1

1/10 of bale

Explanation:

To find out how many bales of hay the horses are fed each day, we need to determine the amount of hay the cattle are fed and then calculate 1/8 of that amount.

Given that the cattle are fed 4/5 of a bale of hay each day, we can represent this as:

Cattle's hay consumption = 4/5

Now, to find the amount of hay the horses are fed, we can calculate 1/8 of the cattle's hay consumption:

Horses' hay consumption = (1/8) * (Cattle's hay consumption)

Substituting the value of the cattle's hay consumption:

Horses' hay consumption = (1/8) * (4/5)

To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:

Horses' hay consumption = (1 * 4) / (8 * 5)

Horses' hay consumption = 4/40

Simplifying the fraction, we get:

Horses' hay consumption = 1/10

Therefore, the horses are fed 1/10 of a bale of hay each day.