Question

Complete the parts below. Write your answers as whole numbers or fractions in simplest form.
(a)Eric feeds his farm animals bushels of hay. The animals eat 35 bushels of hay in 7 days. Give two different unit rates using this relationship.

One unit rate:

(Choose one)
per
(Choose one)
Another unit rate:

(Choose one)
per
(Choose one)

(b)Assume the animals eat the same amount of hay each day. How many days does it take for the animals to eat 40 bushels of hay?

Answer 1

are you sure

Answer 2

write in simplist form

Answer 3

(a) One unit rate: 5 bushels per day
Another unit rate: 1/7 bushels per day

(b) If the animals eat the same amount of hay each day, it would take 8 days for them to eat 40 bushels of hay.

Answer 4

Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's recalculate.

(a) One unit rate: 35 bushels per 7 days
Another unit rate: 5 bushels per 1 day

(b) If the animals eat the same amount of hay each day, it would still take them 8 days to eat 40 bushels of hay.

Answer 5

(a) The two different unit rates are:
- 35 bushels per 7 days
- 5 bushels per 1 day

(b) It takes the animals 8 days to eat 40 bushels of hay.