Question

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There are 6 gorillas at the zoo. Each gorilla eats 2 1/3 tons of eucalyptus a year.
How much eucalyptus will the gorillas eat in one year?
Express your answer in simplest form.
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Answer 1

14 tons

Explanation:

Each gorilla eats
`2(1)/(3)` tons

Let's make this into an improper fraction for easier calculation. Note the rule below:

`a(b)/(c)=((a*c)+b)/(c)`

So, this mixed number becomes:

`2(1)/(3)=(7)/(3)`

Now, we want how much 6 gorillas would eat in 1 year. So we multiply 6 with this to get:

`6*(7)/(3)=(6*7)/(3)=(42)/(3)=14`

So, 6 gorillas eat a total of 14 tons of eucalyptus in a year