Daniel is trying to work out how much bread he eats in a month. He knows that he eats 2 slices of bread every weekday (Monday through Friday) and 4 slices of bread every day of the weekend (Saturdays and Sundays). There are 12 slices of bread in each loaf of Daniel's bread.

Question

Daniel is trying to work out how much bread he eats in a month. He knows that he eats 2 slices of bread every weekday (Monday through Friday) and 4 slices of bread every day of the weekend (Saturdays and Sundays). There are 12 slices of bread in each loaf of Daniel's bread.

Part A
How many loaves of bread does Daniel eat in one whole week (Monday to Sunday)? Express your answer as a mixed number if necessary, and briefly explain how you arrived at your answer.

Answer 1

Daniel eats 3 loaves of bread in one week. He eats 2 slices of bread each weekday (Monday to Friday), which is 10 slices of bread. He eats 4 slices of bread each day of the weekend (Saturday and Sunday), which is 8 slices of bread. 10 + 8 = 18 slices of bread. Since there are 12 slices of bread in each loaf, 18 slices of bread is equal to 1.5 loaves of bread. Therefore, Daniel eats 3 loaves of bread in one week.