Question

Leonardo writes 50 poems. He wants to include 6 poems in each of the 9 sections of a book of poetry. Based on his work, he concludes that he must write 2 more poems, because 2 more thirds will make 9. Is his reasoning correct? Expain

Answer 1

Leonardo's reasoning to write two more poems is wrong.

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Number of poem written by Leonardo = 50

Number of poem in each section = 6

Number of sections = 6

Number of poems required =

`=\text{Number of poem in each section}* \text{Number of sections}\\=6* 9\\=54`

Thus, he need to write 4 more poems.

Thus, his reasoning to write two more poems is wrong because 2 more thirds will not make 9.