Question

Chad buys peanuts in 2 pounds bags. He repackages them into bags that hold 5/6 pound of peanuts. How many 2 pound bags of peanuts should Chad buy so that he can fill the 5/6 pound bags without having any peanuts left over?

Answer 1

Think about it this way, that for every 5/6 pound bag you are losing 1/6 and 1/6*12=2 therefore the answer is 12