Question

Twelve pounds of beans are distributed equally into 8 bags to give out at the food bank. How many pounds of beans are in each bag

Answer 1

the problem is twelve divided by eight which is 1.5 pounds per bag

Answer 2

`1(1)/(2)` pounds are in each bags.

Explanation:

Unit rate is defined as the rate are expressed as a quantity 1 such as 3 miles per hour or 4 meter per second.

As per the statement:

Twelve pounds of beans are distributed equally into 8 bags to give out at the food bank.

⇒
`\text{Weight of beans} = 12 pounds`

and

Number of bags = 8

Using definition of unit rate:

`\text{Unit rate per bag} = \frac{\text{Weight of the beans}}{\text{Number of bags}}`

Substitute the given values we have;

`\text{Unit rate per bag} = (12)/(8) = (3)/(2) = 1(1)/(2)` pounds

Therefore,
`1(1)/(2)` pounds are in each bags.