Daniel is trying to work out how much bread he eats in a month. He knows that he eats 2 slices of bread every weekday (Monday through Friday) and 4 slices of bread every day of the weekend (Saturdays and Sundays). There are 12 slices of bread in each loaf of Daniel's bread.

Question

Part A
How many loaves of bread does Daniel eat in one whole week (Monday to Sunday)? Express your answer as a mixed number if necessary, and briefly explain how you arrived at your answer.



(2 points)

Answer 1

To determine how many loaves of bread Daniel eats in one whole week (Monday to Sunday), we start by calculating the total number of slices he consumes during that time:

1. Weekday Consumption:

   • Daniel eats 2 slices of bread each weekday.
   • There are 5 weekdays (Monday to Friday).
   • Total weekday slices = \(2 \text{ slices/weekday} \times 5 \text{ weekdays} = 10 \text{ slices}\).

2. Weekend Consumption:

   • Daniel eats 4 slices of bread each day on the weekend.
   • There are 2 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday).
   • Total weekend slices = \(4 \text{ slices/weekend day} \times 2 \text{ weekend days} = 8 \text{ slices}\).

3. Total Weekly Consumption:

   • Total slices in a week = Total weekday slices + Total weekend slices
   • Total slices = \(10 \text{ slices} + 8 \text{ slices} = 18 \text{ slices}\).

4. Loaves of Bread Calculation:

   • Each loaf contains 12 slices of bread.
   • To find out how many loaves Daniel eats in a week, we divide the total number of slices by the number of slices per loaf: \[ \text{Loaves} = \frac{18 \text{ slices}}{12 \text{ slices/loaf}} = 1.5 \text{ loaves}. \]

Thus, Daniel eats \(1 \frac{1}{2}\) loaves of bread in one whole week.

Answer: \(1 \frac{1}{2}\) loaves of bread per week.