Question

Morgan uses 1/5 of her supply of raisins to make trail mix and 3/10 of her supply to make cookies. If Morgan uses 5 pounds of raisins, how many pounds of raisins are in her supply? O. 5 pounds. O. 8 pounds O. 12 pounds O. 15 pounds

Answer 1

8 pounds

Explanation:

x represents the starting amount

5 = 3x/8 + x/4

40 = 3x + 2x multiply both sides by LCD, 8

40 = 5x

x=8