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The elephants at the Pike Zoo are fed $\frac{1}{5}$ of a barrel of corn each day. The buffalo are fed $\frac{1}{8}$ as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ _____ barrels

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Multiply fractions: word problems

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Q. The elephants at the Pike Zoo are fed

\frac{1}{5}

of a barrel of corn each day. The buffalo are fed

\frac{1}{8}

as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?

\newline

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

\newline

_____ barrels

Determine daily corn consumption: Step $1$ : Determine the amount of corn the elephants eat daily. $\newline$ Calculation: Elephants eat $\frac{1}{5}$ of a barrel each day.
Calculate buffalo corn consumption: Step $2$ : Calculate the amount of corn the buffalo eat, which is $\frac{1}{8}$ of what the elephants eat. $\newline$ Calculation: Buffalo eat $(\frac{1}{5}) \times (\frac{1}{8}) = \frac{1}{40}$ barrel each day.

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