Question

Kiran has 2 & 3/4 pounds of flour. When he divides the flour into equal-sized bags, he fills 4 & 1/8 bags. How many pounds fit in each bag?

Answer 1

3

2

pounds

Step-by-step explanation

Let x represent how many pounds fit in each bag, then,

\frac{ 2\frac{3}{4} }{x} = 4 \frac{1}{8}

x

2

4

3

=4

8

1

\frac{ \frac{11}{4} }{x} = \frac{33}{8}

x

4

11

=

8

33

33x = 8 \times \frac{11}{4}33x=8×

4

11

33x = 2233x=22

x = \frac{22}{33}x=

33

22

x = \frac{2}{3}x=

3

2

Hence

\frac{2}{3}

3

2

pounds went into each bag.