Question

A large bag contains 12/15 pound of granola how many 1/3 pound bags can be filled with this amount of granola how much granola is left over

Answer 1

Answer:  2 bags can be filled and $\dfrac{2}{5}$ pound of granola will be left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A large bag contains $\dfrac{12}{15}$ pound of granola.

The number of bags can be filled with $\dfrac{1}{3}$ pound of granola in each bag will be :-

$\dfrac{12}{15}\div\dfrac{1}{3}\\\\=\dfrac{12}{15}\times\dfrac{3}{1}=\dfrac{12}{5}\\\\=2\dfrac{2}{5}$

Thus, the number of bags = 2

The amount  of granola left=$\dfrac{2}{5}$ pound

Answer 2

TO get the number of bags, we simply get the quotient, that is:

(12 / 15 pounds) / (1 / 3 pounds) = 2.4 bags

 

Since bags cannot be decimal, so it can only fill 2 bags. The left over is 0.4 or:

0.4 * (1/3) = (2/5) * (1/3) = 2/15 pounds

 

Answer:

2 bags filled, left over is 2/15 pounds of granola