Question

All 40 turkeys are in a pen. 1/4 are sleeping. 1/8 are eating, and 5/8 of them are hiding from the butcher. How many are sleeping How many are eating How many are hiding

Answer 1

`Sleeping = 10`

`Eating = 5`

`Hiding =25`

Explanation:

Given

`Turkey = 40`

`Sleeping = (1)/(4)`

`Eating = (1)/(8)`

`Hiding = (5)/(8)`

Required

Determine the number in each category

To solve this, we simply multiply each fraction by the total number of turkey:

`Sleeping = (1)/(4) * 40`

`Sleeping = (40)/(4)`

`Sleeping = 10`

`Eating = (1)/(8) * 40`

`Eating = (40)/(8)`

`Eating = 5`

`Hiding = (5)/(8) * 40`

`Hiding = (200)/(8)`

`Hiding =25`