Question

Julio has 12 pounds of candy. He wants to put the candy into bags so that each bag has 1/6 pound of candy. How many bags of candy can Julio make?

Answer 1

72

Because 12 divided by 1/6

Answer 2

72

Explanation:

12 divided by 1/6 is 72.

Also 12 times 6 is 72, which is a shorter way to solve.