Question

How many 1/3 lb bags of trail mix can josh make from 5/6 lb of trail mix?

Answer 1

5/2 or 2 1/2

Explanation:

This question is asking "How many times does 1/3 go in 5/6"

So, we divide 5/6 by 1/3

5/6 / 1/3 = 5/6 * 1/3 = 5/6*3 = 5/2 or 2 1/2

Answer 2

the large bag is 5/6 lb, the smaller bags will be 1/3 lb, so it should be 5/6 ÷ 1/3

`\bf \cfrac{5}{6}/ \cfrac{1}{3}\implies \cfrac{5}{\underset{2}{~~\begin{matrix} 6 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}}\cdot \cfrac{~~\begin{matrix} 3 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}{1}\implies \cfrac{5}{2}\implies 2(1)/(2)`