Question

A bag holding 7 1/5 pounds of mixed nuts will be divided equally among 9 people.

Answer 1

Answer:

Each person will get 4/5, or 0.8 pounds of nuts.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to convert 7 1/5 into an improper fraction, by multiplying

7 x 5 = 35

and adding

35 + 1 = 36

Our improper fraction is 36/5

Now, we can divide

36 / 9

5 /  1

To do so, we need to switch 9/1 to its reciprocal, 1/9, and then multiply

36 x 1 = 36

5 x 9 = 45

Our answer is 36/45

We can simplify our answer by dividing by 9

36 / 9 = 4

45 / 9 = 5

Our final answer is 4/5, or 0.8 pounds of nuts

Answer 2

Answer:

4/5

Step-by-step explanation:

So sorry if im wrong <3