Question

Jacob has 1/2 of a container of trail mix. He is filling snack packs that each use about 1/6 of a container. How many snack packs can Jacob make?

Answer 1

x = 3

Explanation:

Jacob has 1/2 of a container of trail mix.

He is filling snack packs that each use about 1/6 of a container

We need to find the number of snack packs can Jacob make. Let he can make x snack packs.

`(1)/(6)x=(1)/(2)\\\\x=3`

Hence, he can make 3 snack packs.