Question

Brenda has 14 4/5 pounds of trail mix. She is putting them in bags that hold 1 1/2 pounds each. Does she have enough trail mix to completely fill 8 bags? Explain.

Answer 1

She does have enough.

Explanation:

Each bag holds 1/2 pound of trail mix.

She has 14 4/5 pounds of trail mix.

She can divide her trail mix and fill a total of 29 bags plus another half full bag.

14 x 2 (because each bag takes half a pound) = 28 bags. with a leftover of 4/5 pounds. she can use her leftovers to fill another bag.