Question

Ronald has 6 1/2 cups of trail mix he is placing into baggies for a family hike.

Each bag holds 3/4 cups. How many full bags can Ronald make?

Answer 1

You answer is 8 bags and 2/3 of a bag. 8 2/3

Answer 2

8 2/3

Explanation:

Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal value of the second fraction. The first sub-step is to find the reciprocal (reverse the numerator and denominator, reciprocal of 3 /4 is 4 /3 ) of the second fraction. Next, multiply the two numerators. Then, multiply the two denominators. In the next intermediate step cancelling by a common factor of 2 gives 26 /3 . In words - thirteen halves divided by three quarters = twenty-six thirds.