Question

A box of mixed nuts packs weighs 16 1/2 ounces. Each mixed nuts pack weighs 1 3/8 ounces. How many mixed nuts snack packs are in the box?

Answer 1

12 mixed nuts packs

Explanation:

The box weighs 16 1/2 ounces

1 mixed nut = 1 3/8 ounces

let the number of fruit mixed nut in the box = y

1 mixed nut = 11/8 ounces

y = 33/2 ounces

cross multiply:

$\begin{gathered} 1(\frac{33}{2})\text{ = y(}\frac{\text{11}}{8}) \\ \frac{33}{2}=\frac{11y}{8} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} 2(11y)\text{ = 33(8)} \\ 22y\text{ = 33(8)} \\ y\text{ = }\frac{33(8)}{22} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} y\text{ = 264/22} \\ y\text{ = 12 mixed nuts} \end{gathered}$