Question

Sasha works at the farmers market. She packs fifteen pounds of apples equally into 6 bags. How many pounds of apples are in each bag? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2\frac{1}{2} pounds$

The number lies $2\frac{1}{2}$ between 2 and 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

She packs 15 pounds of apples equally into 6 bags.

The amount of apples in each bag is gotten by dividing the total amount of apples by the number of bags.

Therefore:

N = 15 / 6 = 5/2 = $2\frac{1}{2} pounds$

There are $2\frac{1}{2} pounds$ of apples in each bag.

The number lies $2\frac{1}{2}$ between 2 and 3.