Question

A group of hikers buys 8 bags of mixed nuts . Each bag contains 3 1/2 cups of mixed nuts ! The mixed nuts are shared evenly among 12 hikers . How many cups of mixed nuts will EACH hiker receive ?

Answer 1

Answer:
`2(1)/(3)\ cups`

Explanation:

Given: The number of bags of mixed nuts = 8

Nuts in each bag =
`3(1)/(2)=(7)/(2)\ cups`

Therefore, the total amount of mixed nuts in 8 bags =
`8*(7)/(2)=28\ cups`

Since the mixed nuts are shared evenly among 12 hikers .

Therefore, the number of cups of mixed nuts will each hiker receive

=
`(28)/(12)=(7)/(3)=2(1)/(3)\ cups`

Hence, the number of cups of mixed nuts will each hiker receive

=
`2(1)/(3)\ cups`