Question

A large bag contains 12/15 pound of granola.How many 1/3 pound bags can be filled with this amoumt of granola?How much granola is left over?

Answer 1

1/3 is 5/15 so you can fill 5/15 +5/15 (2bags) and you will have 2/15 pounds left

Answer 2

Answer:

2 bags filled and $\frac{2}{5}$ granola left

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that a large bag contains $\frac{12}{15}$ pounds of granola .

We have to find how many$\frac{1}{3}$ bags can be filled with given amount of granola and how much left over.

Total amount of granola =$\frac{12}{15}=\frac{4}{5}$

Amount in one bag=$\frac{1}{3}$

Number of bags=$\frac{4}{5}\div \frac{1}{3}$

Number of bags=$\frac{4}{5}\times 3$

Number of bags=$\frac{12}{5}=2\frac{2}{5}=2+\frac{2}{5}$

Therefore, number of bags=2

Because bag number  cannot be in fraction

Amount of granola left =$\frac{2}{5}$