Question

A large bag contains 12/15 pound of granola.How many 1/3 pound bags can be filled with this amoumt of granola?How much granola is left over?

Answer 1

1/3 is 5/15 so you can fill 5/15 +5/15 (2bags) and you will have 2/15 pounds left

Answer 2

2 bags filled and
`(2)/(5)` granola left

Explanation:

We are given that a large bag contains
`(12)/(15)` pounds of granola .

We have to find how many
`(1)/(3)` bags can be filled with given amount of granola and how much left over.

Total amount of granola =
`(12)/(15)=(4)/(5)`

Amount in one bag=
`(1)/(3)`

Number of bags=
`(4)/(5)/ (1)/(3)`

Number of bags=
`(4)/(5)* 3`

Number of bags=
`(12)/(5)=2(2)/(5)=2+(2)/(5)`

Therefore, number of bags=2

Because bag number cannot be in fraction

Amount of granola left =
`(2)/(5)`