Question

A hunter shot 7 ducks. The hunter's dog recovered 5/7 of the ducks. How many ducks were recover

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

7*5/7

7 represents the # of ducks

5/7 represents the # of ducks that were recovered

The question asks the number of ducks that were recovered so you should multiply the total # of ducks there are by the fraction that were recovered.

Answer 2

5

Explanation:

Just multiply 5/7 by 7 since his dog retrieved 5/7 out of the 7 ducks he shot.