Question

Jenny is making bags of trail mix for hiking club. She will use 21 ounces of walnuts, 10.1 ounces of almonds, and 14.4 ounces of cashews. This amount makes 26 bags of trail mix. How many ounces are in each bag

Answer 1

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Answer:

1.75 ounces

Explanation:

The total weight of ingredients is ...

21 + 10.1 + 14.4 = 45.5 . . . ounces

Divided evenly into 26 bags, each bag will hold ...

(45.5 oz)/(26 bags) = 1.75 oz/bag

There are 1.75 ounces of mix in each bag.