Ben eats approximately 2400 calories per day. His wife Sarah eats 5/8 as much. How many calories does Sarah eat per day?

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02-09-2017
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Ben eats approximately 2400 calories per day. His wife Sarah eats 5/8 as much. How many calories does Sarah eat per day?

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Noah11012 Noah11012 · Answer 1 · 2017-09-02T19:19:12+02:00

Noah11012 Noah11012

02-09-2017

If Ben is eating 2400 calories a day and his wife is only eating [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex], that means we will multiplying 2400 by [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex].

[tex]\frac{2400}{1} * \frac{5}{8} = 1500[/tex]

So, Sarah eats 1500 calories a day.

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