Question

Trail mix is sold in 1-pound bags. Mary will buy some trail mix and re-package it so that each of the 15 members of her hiking club gets one 2/5-pound bag. How many 1-pound bags of trail mix should Mary buy to have enough trial mix without leftovers.

(What is the simplest way to do this??)

Answer 1

6 bags

Explanation:

If you multiply 15 by 2/5, you get 30/5, which is equal to 6 pounds. Each bag is one pound. 6/1 = 6.