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Jill has 11 8 ounces of Trail Mix write the weight of Joe's trail mix as a mixed number

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okay so 11.8 as a improper fraction is
59
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5
but we want that as a mixed number so how many times does 5 go into 59? 11 times right. soooooo, so far our whole number is 11...... but 5 times 11 is 55 so how many remain? well
59 - 55 = 4 so lets write out our fraction
4
11 ---- or 4/5 could be also 8/10s its just simplified
5
the bottom number stays the same!
hope this helps explain more clearly:)

Both 11 and 4/5 or 11 and 8/10 are correct answers:)
User Shaffe
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the answer is 11 1/8 (welcome)
User James Lee Baker
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