Question

Liam combines 5/6 pound of peanuts, 5/6 pounds of cashews,and 5/6 pound of almonds to make a batch of mixed nuts. he divides the combined batch equally into 8 bags. how many pounds of nits are in each bag

Answer 1

5/6 + 5/6 + 5/6 = 15/6

15/6 divided by 8 = 15/6 x 1/8

15/48 = 5/16

Each bag contains 5/16 pounds of nuts.