A group of hickers buys 8 bags of mixed nuts wash bag contains 3 1/2 cups of mixed nuts. The mixed nuts are shared evenly among

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12 hackers how many cups of mixed nuts will each hiker receive

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Paul [167] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-28T19:59:03+03:00

Answer:

2 1/3 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of cups of mixed nuts purchased is ...

(8 bags)·(3 1/2 cups/bag) = 8·3.5 cups = 28 cups

When those are shared 12 ways, each share is ...

(28 cups)/(12 shares) = (28/12) cups/share = 2 1/3 cups/share

Each share is 2 1/3 cups.