Question

Kiran hasLaTeX: 2\frac{3}{4} pounds of flour. When he divides the flour into equal-sized bags, he fills LaTeX: 4\frac{1}{8} bags. How many pounds fit in each bag?

Answer 1

There are 0.6667 pounds of floor in each bag.

Explanation:

Kiran has a total of 2 3/4 = 11/4 pounds of flour, and he divided this amount of flour into 4 1/8 = 33/8 bags. So, to know how many pounds are in each bag, we can use a rule of three:

11/4 pounds of floor -> 33/8 bags

X pounds of floor -> 1 bag

11/4 / X = 33/8 / 1

11/4X = 33/8

33*4*X = 8*11

X = 8*11/(33*4) = 2/3 = 0.6667 pounds

There are 0.6667 pounds of floor in each bag.