Question

liam combines 5/6 pounds of peanuts, 5/6 pf cashews and 5/6 pounds of almonds make a batch of mixed nuts. He divides the combined batch equally into 8 bags. How many pounds of nuts are in each bag?

Answer 1

Find total :


`(5)/(6) + (5)/(6) + (5)/(6) = (15)/(6)`

Find pounds of nuts in each bag :


`(15)/(6) / 8`


`(15)/(6) * (1)/(8)`


`(5)/(16)`


`\bf \text {Answer: There are } (5)/(16) \text { pound of nuts in each bag}`