Question

Three bags of packing peanuts are used to fill 2 boxes. How many bags of packing peanuts does each box use?

Answer 1

3/2 = 1.5 each box uses 1.5 bags of packing peanuts

Answer 2

Set up a proportion and cross multiply.

`(2boxes)/(3bags) = (1box)/(Xbags)`
Now multiply the X times the 2 boxes and set it equal to 1 box times 3 bags. Now solve for X = 3/2. 1.5 bags of packing peanuts are used for each box.