The elephants at the Wayne Zoo are fed 1/2 of a barrel of corn each day. The buffalo are fed 1/2 as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?
1/2 * 1/2 = ?
1/4
7/20
To find out how many barrels of corn the buffaloes are fed each day, we need to calculate half of the amount of corn fed to the elephants. Let's break down the problem step by step:
1. Begin with the given information: The elephants are fed 1/2 of a barrel of corn each day.
2. To calculate half of a barrel of corn, we multiply 1/2 by the amount of corn in a full barrel.
3. If we assume a full barrel of corn is equal to 1, then half of a barrel would be 1/2 * 1 = 1/2.
4. Therefore, each day, the elephants are fed 1/2 of a barrel of corn, which is equal to 1/2.
Now, we move on to the buffalo:
5. According to the problem, the buffalo are fed half as much corn as the elephants. This means we need to find half of the amount of corn the elephants are fed.
6. To calculate half of a quantity, we multiply by 1/2.
7. So, to find the amount of corn the buffalo are fed, we multiply 1/2 by 1/2 * 1/2.
8. Multiply 1/2 by 1/2 to get 1/4. Therefore, the buffalo are fed 1/4 of a barrel of corn each day.
In conclusion, the buffalo are fed 1/4 of a barrel of corn each day.