Question

​It takes an ant farm 6 days to consume 3/8 of an apple. ​(​Show all work) At that rate, in how many days will the ant farm consume 3 apples?

Answer 1

Answer: 48 days

Explanation:

Given

Ant takes 6 days to consume
`(3)/(8)` of an apple

Using unitary method

`6\ \text{days}\rightarrow \quad (3)/(8)\ \text{of an apple}\\\\1\ \text{apple takes}\rightarrow \quad (8)/(3)* 6=16\ \text{days}\\\\3\ \text{apples take}\rightarrow\quad 16*3=48\ \text{days}`