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A group of hikers buys 8 bags of mixed nuts . Each bag contains 3 1/2 cups of mixed nuts ! The mixed nuts are shared evenly among 12 hikers . How many cups of mixed nuts will EACH hiker receive ?

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Answer:
2(1)/(3)\ cups

Explanation:

Given: The number of bags of mixed nuts = 8

Nuts in each bag =
3(1)/(2)=(7)/(2)\ cups

Therefore, the total amount of mixed nuts in 8 bags =
8*(7)/(2)=28\ cups

Since the mixed nuts are shared evenly among 12 hikers .

Therefore, the number of cups of mixed nuts will each hiker receive

=
(28)/(12)=(7)/(3)=2(1)/(3)\ cups

Hence, the number of cups of mixed nuts will each hiker receive

=
2(1)/(3)\ cups

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