Question

Pete grabbed 18 mixed nuts, 2/9 of which were almonds. Which equation shows how to determine the number of almonds Pete grabbed? A.18 divided by 2/9 =81

Answer 1

18 multiplied by 2/9 = 4

Explanation:

To determine the number of almonds that Pete grabbed, you have to multiply how much of the nuts were almonds by the total number of nuts that he grabbed. So,

2/9 × 18

= 0.2222 × 18

= 4

Pete grabbed 4 almonds out of the 18 mixed nuts that he grabbed.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Amount of almonds = 18 × [2/9]

Amount of almonds = 4 almonds

Explanation:

Given:

Number of mixed nuts = 18

Probability of almonds = 2/9

Find:

Amount of almonds

Computation:

Amount of almonds = Number of mixed nuts × Probability of almonds

Amount of almonds = 18 × [2/9]

Amount of almonds = 36 / 4

Amount of almonds = 4 almonds