Question

You ate 8 apples in 5 days. At this rate how many apples will you eat in 20 days? Your answer

Answer 1

We can apply the rule of three to solve this:

$\begin{gathered} 5\text{ days}\longrightarrow8\text{ apples} \\ 20\text{ days}\longrightarrow\frac{8}{5}\cdot20=8\cdot4=32\text{ apples} \end{gathered}$

Answer: 32 apples.