Question

Logan has 9 pounds of trail mix. he will repackage it in small bags of 1/2 pound each. How many bags can he make?

Answer 1

9÷ 1/2 = 9 • 2/1 = 18 bags of trail mix

Explanation:

You can solve this problem using division. Since there are 9 pounds of trail mix to divide up, you would start with 9 pounds and divide it by 1/2 pound to find the number of bags you could make (use the reciprocal of the divisor 1/2)