Question

A fresh fish retailer receives a shipment of sardines in sealed packs. Together, there were 3 pounds in 12 packs. If the retailer received 48 packs of sardines, how many pounds were in the shipment?​

Answer 1

The weight of one pack of sardines is 3 pounds / 12 packs = 0.25 pounds/pack

So the weight of 48 packs of sardines is 0.25 pounds/pack * 48 packs = 12 pounds.

Answer 2

So, the question is asking how many pounds are there in 48 shipments if ever 12 shipments are 3 pounds, so what you want to do is so how many times 12 will go into 48 and then multiply that by 3!

48/12 = 4

4 * 3 = 12

The total 48 shipments weigh 12 pounds!

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