Question

Sarah uses this recipe to make trail mix. She

puts the trail mix in small bags. Each bag holds
1 1/4 cups. How many bags does Sarah fill?
Trail Mix
2 1/2cups almonds
3/4 cup dried cherries
2 1/4cups walnuts
3/4 cup raisins

Answer 1

First, we need to find the total amount of trail mix that Sarah makes. The total amount of trail mix is the sum of the amount of almonds, dried cherries, walnuts, and raisins.

2 1/2 cups almonds + 3/4 cup dried cherries + 2 1/4 cups walnuts + 3/4 cup raisins = 5 3/4 cups

Next, we need to divide the total amount of trail mix by the amount of trail mix that each bag holds.

5 3/4 cups / 1 1/4 cups per bag = 4.6 bags (rounded down to 4 bags)

Therefore, Sarah fills 4 bags of trail mix.

Answer 2

Five bags! 2.5+.75+2.25+.75= 6.25

6.25 c of ingredients divided by 1.25 = 5 bags