Question

each day, the polar bear at jacksons zoo eats \\(\frac{5}{8}\\) of a bucket of trout and \\(\frac{5}{8}\\) of a bucket of salmon. how many buckets of fish does the polar bear eat daily?

write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

buckets

Explanation:

Sumar las fracciones de pescado

$$ \frac{5}{8} + \frac{5}{8} = \frac{10}{8} $$

Simplificar la fracción resultante

$$ \frac{10}{8} = \frac{5}{4} $$

Convertir a número mixto

$$ \frac{5}{4} = 1\frac{1}{4} $$

Answer:

Each day, the polar bear at Jackson's zoo eats 5/8 of a bucket of trout and 5/8 of a bucket of salmon. How many buckets of fish does the polar bear eat daily?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

<blank>\(1\frac{1}{4}\)</blank> buckets