Question

Sam and his friends ate 3 3/4 bags of fruit snacks if each bag contained 2 1/2 ounces how many ounces of fruit snacks did Sam and his friends eat

Answer 1

9.375 ounces is the answer

Answer 2

Answer:  The required number of ounces of fruit snacks that Sam and his friends ate is 9.375.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Sam and his friends ate $3\dfrac{3}{4}$ bags of fruit snacks and each bag contained $2\dfrac{1}{2}$ ounces.

We are to find the number of ounces of fruit snacks that Sam and his friends ate.

The number of bags of fruit snacks ate by Sam and his friends is

$n_B=3\dfrac{3}{4}=\dfrac{15}{4}$

and the number of ounces in each fruit bag is

$n_o=2\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{5}{2}~\textup{ounces}.$

Therefore, the number of ounces that Sam and his friends ate is given by

$n=n_b\times n_o=\dfrac{15}{4}\times\dfrac{5}{2}=\dfrac{75}{8}=9.375.$

Therefore, the required number of ounces of fruit snacks that Sam and his friends ate is 9.375.