Question

Tony has 3/4 pound of candy. He wants to make small bags that are 1/8 pound each. How many bags can he make? Show all steps.​

Answer 1

Answer: 6 bags

Explanation:

We will divide the total amount [3/4 pounds] by the amount per bag [1/8 pound] to find how many bags he can make.

After writing the problem, we will use "Keep, change, flip" (Keep the first fraction, change to multiplication, flip the second fraction).

`\displaystyle (3)/(4)\ \text{pounds} / (1)/(8) \ \text{pounds}`

`\displaystyle (3)/(4)\ \text{pounds} * (8)/(1) \ \text{pounds}`

`\displaystyle \frac{3*8\ \text{pounds}}{4*1\ \text{pounds}}\`

`\displaystyle (24)/(4)\`

6 bags