Question

Karen buys 8.5 pounds of flour she uses 2.5 pounds to make bread she keeps the rest of the flour in a small storage bags if each storage bag contains 2/5 pound of flour how many storage bags dose she use?

Answer 1

15 is the answer . What you do is unsimplify 2/5 which equals .4 . Then divide 6 and .4 which is 15

Answer 2

First do 8.5 -2.5

then divide the answer you got you subtracted with 2/5