Lizzy: Henry believes in the famous phrase, "An apple a day, keeps the doctor away." If a box contains 14 apples, how many weeks can Henry and his brother spend eating 3 boxes of apples if they each eat 1 apple a day?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
There are a total of 14 apples / box x 3 boxes = 42 apples in the 3 boxes. So, Henry and his brother each have 42 apples / 2 people = 21 apples / person to consume. Since there are 7 days in a week, thus, both of them can consume the 3 boxes of apples in 21 / 7 = 3 weeks. Final answer: 3.