Question

liam combines 5/6 pounds of peanuts, 5/6 pf cashews and 5/6 pounds of almonds make a batch of mixed nuts. He divides the combined batch equally into 8 bags. How many pounds of nuts are in each bag?

Answer 1

Find total :

$\dfrac{5}{6} + \dfrac{5}{6} + \dfrac{5}{6} = \dfrac{15}{6}$

Find pounds of nuts in each bag :

$\dfrac{15}{6} \div 8$

$\dfrac{15}{6} \times \dfrac{1}{8}$

$\dfrac{5}{16}$

$\bf \text {Answer: There are } \dfrac{5}{16} \text { pound of nuts in each bag}$