Question

8. Diaz uses 2 bags of flour every day for preparing food. How much of the

day will 1/3 of a bag of flour last? (in days)

Answer 1

4 hours or
`(1)/(6)` of a day

Explanation:

It is easiest to begin with thinking how long 1/3 would last Diaz if he used 1 bag of a flour a day.

If he used 1 bag a day, you would divide 24 hours into thirds:

24 ÷ 3 = 8 hours

Using this information, it is easier to understand that doubling 1 bag to 2 bags per day would double the fraction of 1/3.

So, instead of splitting the day into thirds, we will split it into sixths.

24 ÷ 6 = 4 hours

This makes sense. Since 1/3 of 1 bag would last 8 hours, naturally if he used 2 bags per day, this would be cut in half and would only last 4 hours.