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Ms. Kelly has 2/12 pounds of candy for Halloween. She is making bags for Trick or treaters. How many bags of candy can she make if each bag will hold 1/3 pounds?

a. 2 bags
b. 4 bags
c. 6 bags
d. 8 bags

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Final answer:

Ms. Kelly cannot make any full bags of candy with 2/12 pounds if each bag holds 1/3 pounds, since 2/12 pounds converted to 1/6 is less than 1/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how many bags of candy Ms. Kelly can make with 2/12 pounds of candy when each bag will hold 1/3 pounds. To find the answer, we need to calculate how many 1/3 pound portions are in 2/12 pounds. We convert the fraction 2/12 to 1/6 by dividing the numerator and the denominator by 2. Now, to find out how many 1/3 pound portions are in 1/6 pounds, we divide 1/6 by 1/3, which is the same as multiplying 1/6 by the reciprocal of 1/3 (3/1). The calculation is as follows:

1/6 × 3/1 = 3/6 = 1/2

Therefore, Ms. Kelly can make 1/2 of a bag, which is not enough to make a whole bag of 1/3 pounds of candies. So, Ms. Kelly cannot make any full bags with 2/12 pounds of candy if each bag needs to have 1/3 pounds. It seems the options provided do not include a correct option for this scenario, as none of them are less than one or zero, which are the amounts that Ms. Kelly can actually make.

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