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

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Luke Exton · Answer 1 · 2019-06-01T11:34:48+0000

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(3)/(4) bags of fruit snacks and each bag contained
2(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(3)/(4)=(15)/(4)

and the number of ounces in each fruit bag is

$n_o=2(1)/(2)=(5)/(2)~\textup{ounces}.$

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

n=n_b* n_o=(15)/(4)*(5)/(2)=(75)/(8)=9.375.

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