Question

Eight friends each eat a pound of peach each day. If they're eating a giant peach

that weighs 8 tons and the pit of the peach weighs half a ton, then how many
days will it take for the friends to eat the whole peach?

Answer 1

1,875 days

Explanation:

Okay the very 1st thing we are gonna do is remove the weight of the pit.

8T - 0.5T = 7.5T

Next we need to convert tons to pounds (lbs) Since 1T is 2000lbs, that leaves us with 15,000lbs

7.5 x 2000 = 15,000

now if 8 friend each eat 1lb a day that is a total of 8 lbs a day. Take the total weight of the peach, divided by the amount eaten per day to get the amount of days.

15,000 / 8 = 1875

-- Gage Millar, Geometry, Algebra 1/2, Pre-Calc Tutor.