Question

Greg’s puppy chewed 1 ⅘ bones in 6 days. What part of a bone did he chew in one day?

Answer 1

3/10

Explanation:

1⅘ : 6

X : 1

1.8/6 = X/1

X = 0.3 = 3/10

Answer 2

3/10 of a bone per day

Explanation:

Take the number of bones and divide by the number of days

1 4/5 ÷ 6

Change to an improper fraction

9/5 ÷6

Copy dot flip

9/5 * 1/6

Rewriting

9/6 *1/5

Simplifying the first fraction

3/2 *1/5

3/10

3/10 of a bone per day