Question

Bobby makes trail mix for his hiking group. He mixes 1 and one eighth pounds of​ peanuts, 12 ounces of​ raisins, 11 ounces of​ walnuts, and 7 ounces of pretzels. If Bobby divides the trail mix equally among the 8 hikers in the​ group, how many ounces of trail mix does each hiker​ receive? Each hiker receives nothing ounces of trail mix.

Answer 1

Each hiker receives 6 ounces of trail mix.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many ounces of trail mix each hiker receives, we need to add up the weights of all the ingredients and divide by the number of hikers.

1 and one eighth pounds is equal to 18 ounces, 12 ounces of raisins, 11 ounces of walnuts, and 7 ounces of pretzels.

So the total weight of the trail mix is 18 + 12 + 11 + 7 = 48 ounces.

Dividing 48 ounces by 8 hikers gives us 6 ounces of trail mix per hiker.

Therefore, each hiker receives 6 ounces of trail mix.