Question

At summer camp, the cook asks 6 campers to help with slicing watermelons. Each camper slices 4 ½ watermelons. How many melons do the campers slice?

Answer 1

Solution :-

No. of campers = 6

Melon slice by 1 camper = 4½

Total melons sliced = 4 ½ × 6

Total melons sliced = 9/2 × 6

Total melons sliced = 9 × 3

Melons sliced = 27★

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Answer 2

27 melons

Explanation:

Number of melons sliced = Number of melons sliced by each camper * number of campers

= 4 1/2 * 6

`= (9)/(2)*6\\\\=9*3\\\\= 27`