Question

Jenny collected the honey from 3 of her beehives. From the first hive she collected 1/2 gallons of honey. The last two hives yielded 1/4 gallon each. How many gallons of honey did Jenny collect in all?

Answer 1

To know the total honey she collected, we have to add the yields of all the hives.

We have 1/2 gal for the first hive and 1/4 for the other 2 hives, so we can add them as:

`H=(1)/(2)+2\cdot(1)/(4)=(1)/(2)+(2)/(4)=(1)/(2)+(1)/(2)=(2)/(2)=1\text{ gal}`

Answer: she collected 1 gallon of honey in total.