On Wednesday the farmers at the Benton Farm picked 9 barrels of tomatoes. Thursday, the farmers picked 1/2 as many tomatoes as on Wednesday. How many barrels of tomatoes did the farmers pick on Thursday?

Question

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

To find out how many barrels of tomatoes the farmers picked on Thursday, we need to calculate half of the amount picked on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the farmers picked 9 barrels of tomatoes.

To find half of 9, we can perform the following calculation:

\[ \frac{1}{2} \times 9 = \frac{9}{2} \]

Now, we can convert \(\frac{9}{2}\) into a mixed number:

\(\frac{9}{2} = 4 \frac{1}{2}\) (this is because 9 divided by 2 equals 4 with a remainder of 1).

Thus, the farmers picked \(\frac{9}{2}\) barrels or \(4 \frac{1}{2}\) barrels of tomatoes on Thursday.

Therefore, the answer is: \[ \frac{9}{2} \text{ barrels} \] or \(4 \frac{1}{2} \text{ barrels}\)