Question

Rajendra has 14 4/5 pounds of trail mix. He is putting them into bags that hold 1 1/2 pounds each. Does he have enough trail mix to completely fill 8 bags?

Answer 1

Rajendra does have enough trail mix to completely fill 8 bags, because 14 4/5 ÷ 1 1/2 = 9 13/15, which can actually fill more than 8 bags. Hope this helps! :D

~PutarPotato

Answer 2

Answer: Yes , Rajendra has enough trail mix to completely fill 8 bags.

Explanation:

Given : Total trail mix Rajendra has =
`14(4)/(5)` pounds

Convert
`14(4)/(5)` into improper fraction.

`14(4)/(5)=((14)(5)+4)/(5)=(74)/(5)`

Amount of mix in each bag =
`1(1)/(2)` pounds.

`=(1(2)+1)/(2)=(3)/(2)` pounds

Then, the total number of bags can be filled by the trail mix Rajendra has

= Total trail mix ÷ Amount of mix in each bag

`=(74)/(5)/(3)/(2)`

`=(74)/(5)*(2)/(3)=(148)/(15)=9.86666666667\approx9`

It means Rajendra has enough trail mix to fill 9 bags.

Since 9 > 8

Therefore , Rajendra has enough trail mix to completely fill 8 bags.