Question

Bo buys a 3 pound bag of trail mix for a hike.He wants to make one-ounce bags for his friends with whom he is hiking.How many one-ounce bags can he make?

Answer 1

Answer:

He can made 48 bags of 1 ounce trail mix from 3 pounds of trail mix.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of trail mix Bo has = 3 pounds

1 pound = 16 ounce

3 pounds = $3\times 16 ounces = 48 ounces$

Number of 1 ounce bags of trail that can be made from 48 ounces of bag be x.

$x=\frac{48 ounce}{1 ounce}=48$

He can made 48 bags of 1 ounce trail mix from 3 pounds of trail mix.