Question

A large bag contains 12/15 pound of granola how many 1/3 pound bags can be filled with this amount of granola how much granola is left over

Answer 1

Answer: 2 bags can be filled and
`(2)/(5)` pound of granola will be left over.

Explanation:

Given : A large bag contains
`(12)/(15)` pound of granola.

The number of bags can be filled with
`(1)/(3)` pound of granola in each bag will be :-

`(12)/(15)/(1)/(3)\\\\=(12)/(15)*(3)/(1)=(12)/(5)\\\\=2(2)/(5)`

Thus, the number of bags = 2

The amount of granola left=
`(2)/(5)` pound

Answer 2

TO get the number of bags, we simply get the quotient, that is:

(12 / 15 pounds) / (1 / 3 pounds) = 2.4 bags

Since bags cannot be decimal, so it can only fill 2 bags. The left over is 0.4 or:

0.4 * (1/3) = (2/5) * (1/3) = 2/15 pounds

Answer:

2 bags filled, left over is 2/15 pounds of granola