Question

You have 4 pounds of peanuts. You want to put it in the bags so that there is 2/3 pounds in each bag. How many bags can you fill ?

Answer 1

Answer:

6 bags

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem is essentially asking how many ($\frac{2}{3}$) peanut bags can one fill with ($4$) pounds of peanuts. This problem can be solved by divided ($4$) by ($\frac{2}{3}$). Set up the problem,

$4$ ÷ $\frac{2}{3}$

In order to divide by a fraction, one must change the multiplication sign to a division sign, then take the reciprocal of the second number, the fraction. In order to take the reciprocal of a fraction, switch the numerator (number on top) and the denominator (number on the bottom).

$4 * \frac{3}{2}$

Multiply,

$\frac{12}{2}$

Simplify,

$6$