Question

Question: Sara has 6 pounds of jelly beans to fill Easter treat bags. Each bag will contain 1 4 of a pound of jelly beans. Does Sara have enough jelly beans to fill 28 treat bags? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

She does not have enough treats to fill the bags

Explanation:

Take the 6 lbs and divide by 1/4 lbs in each bag to determine the number of bags that she can fill

6 ÷ 1/4

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6/1 * 4/1

24 bags

She does not have enough treats to fill the bags

Answer 2

No, only sufficient for 24 bags

Explanation:

6 ÷ ¼ = 6×4 = 24

She has enough for 24 bags

Not sufficient for 28 bags