Fractions and Decimals

Discrete Mathematics

Differential Equations

Solved on Nov 10, 2023

Whitney used 1/2 of a bag of hot dog buns on Wednesday. On Thursday, she used 1/3 as many buns as Wednesday. Find the number of bags used on Thursday.

STEP 1

Assumptions1. Whitney used $1 /$ of a bag of hot dog buns on Wednesday. . On Thursday, she used $1 /3$ as many hot dog buns as on Wednesday.

STEP 2

First, we need to find out how many bags of hot dog buns Whitney used on Thursday. We can do this by multiplying the amount of hot dog buns she used on Wednesday by the fraction $1 /$ .
$Buns_{Thursday} = Buns_{Wednesday} \\times \frac{1}{}$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given value for the amount of hot dog buns Whitney used on Wednesday to calculate the amount she used on Thursday.
$Buns_{Thursday} = \frac{1}{2} \\times \frac{1}{3}$

STEP 4

Calculate the amount of hot dog buns Whitney used on Thursday.
$Buns_{Thursday} = \frac{1}{2} \\times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{6}$ Whitney used $1 /6$ of a bag of hot dog buns on Thursday.

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