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2 years ago

Erin has 4 1/2 pounds of trail mix. She wants to make 3/4 pound bags of mix for snacks. How many bags can she make?

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PtichkaEL [24]2 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

4 1/2 = 9/2=18/4

(18/4)/(3/4)=18/3=6

so she need 6 bags

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C. $(5-\frac{1}{2})^6$

Step-by-step explanation:

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$(a+b)^6 = ......+15(5)^{6-4}(-\frac{1}{2})^4+.......$

By direct comparison of

$(a+b)^n = ......+ ^nC_ra^{n-r}b^r+.......$

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$(a+b)^6 = ......+15(5)^{6-4}(-\frac{1}{2})^4+.......$

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