Question

How many 3 over 8 pound bags of trail mix can be made from 6 and 3 over 8 pounds of trail mix ? Write a division expression

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{\frac{51}{8}} {\frac{3}{8}}$

17 bags.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are asked to find the number of bags with weight 3/8 pound can be made from $6\frac{3}{8}$.

To find the number of

$\text{Number of bags that can be made from available mix trail}=6\frac{3}{8}\div \frac{3}{8}$  

Convert mixed fraction into improper fraction.

$\text{Number of bags that can be made from available mix trail}=\frac{51}{8}\div \frac{3}{8}$  

Since we know that dividing a fraction with another fraction is same as multiplying the 1st fraction with the reciprocal of 2nd fraction.

$\text{Number of bags that can be made from available mix trail}=\frac{51}{8}\times \frac{8}{3}$  

After cancelling out 8 from numerator and denominator we will get,

$\text{Number of bags that can be made from available mix trail}=\frac{51}{3}$  

$\text{Number of bags that can be made from available mix trail}=17$  

Therefore, 17 bags each of weight 3/8 pounds can be made from $6\frac{3}{8}$ pounds of mix trail.