Question

A box of mixed nuts packs weighs 16 1/2 ounces. Each mixed nuts pack weighs 1 3/8 ounces. How many mixed nuts snack packs are in the box?

Answer 1

12 mixed nuts packs

Step-by-step explanation:

The box weighs 16 1/2 ounces

1 mixed nut = 1 3/8 ounces

let the number of fruit mixed nut in the box = y

1 mixed nut = 11/8 ounces

y = 33/2 ounces

cross multiply:

`\begin{gathered} 1((33)/(2))\text{ = y(}\frac{\text{11}}{8}) \\ (33)/(2)=(11y)/(8) \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} 2(11y)\text{ = 33(8)} \\ 22y\text{ = 33(8)} \\ y\text{ = }(33(8))/(22) \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} y\text{ = 264/22} \\ y\text{ = 12 mixed nuts} \end{gathered}`