Question

How many 5 pound bags of apples can be made from 400 apples each weighing 1/4 pound?

Answer 1

20 is the answer.........

Answer 2

Answer:

You can make 20  - 5 pound bags  

Step-by-step explanation:

You first find the number of total pounds that the 400 applying  ratios :  

400 apples * ¼ pound / 1 apple = 100 pounds by simplifying units  

Then we find the number of bags as:  

100 pounds* (1 bag/5 pounds ) = 20 bags by simplifying units

So the final answer is 20 bags for this problems by using ratios