Question

11. Angel made 1 1/3pounds of trail mix for a

hike. Is there a way Angel can break up
the trail mix into four bags? Explain.

Answer 1

let's firstly convert the mixed fraction to an improper fraction.

`\stackrel{mixed}{1(1)/(3)}\implies \cfrac{1\cdot 3+1}{3}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{4}{3}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \stackrel{\textit{trail mix}}{\cfrac{4}{3}}/ \stackrel{bags}{4}\implies \cfrac{4}{3}/ \cfrac{4}{1}\implies \cfrac{4}{3}\cdot \cfrac{1}{4}\implies \cfrac{4}{4}\cdot \cfrac{1}{3}\implies \stackrel{per~bag}{\cfrac{1}{3}}`