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18 July, 08:33

To make the paper bedding for his birds and rabbits, Maxwell uses a paper shredder and old newspapers. Maxwell's paper shredder can shred 1/10 pounds of paper each cycle. If he has 4/5 pound of newspapers how many cycles will it take to shred all the paper?

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  1. 18 July, 12:16
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    8 cycles.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    We can make this problem easier by finding the Least Common Denominator.

    In this case, the LCD of this is 10, so we can turn 4/5 into 8/10.

    Simply divide 8/10 by 1/10, and you have the answer: 8 cycles.
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