Question

Mr. Josiah brought 5 1/2 pounds of chocolate for his store. He wants to separate the chocolate into 1/2 pound bags. How many 1/2 pound bags can he make?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 11

Answer 1

Well he can't make 5 half pound bags

Answer 2

You simply divide the pounds by the amount of pounds in each bag.

5 1/2 = 5.5
5.5/0.5 = 11

So the answer is D