A farmer gives each of his horses $1/2$ of a salt lick a month. If he has 2 horses, how many salt licks does he use a month?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-26T09:58:54

1 salt lick

Since $1$ horse gets $1/2$ salt lick in one month, it follows that
$2$ horses will get

$2 xx 1/2 = "1 salt lick" ->$ in one month

$2 xx "1 horse" = 2 xx 1/2 "salt lick" = "1 salt lick"$

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