Question

In a bag of mixed nuts, 46% were peanuts, 0. 166666 were cashews, and 56 out of the 150 nuts were almonds. Select the statements that are true, based on the information above. Select all that apply

A) 16 of the nuts were cashews
B) 1/6 of the nuts were cashews
C) 69 of the nuts were peanuts
D) 25of the nuts were cashews
E) 16% of the nuts were peanuts

Answer 1

The correct answer is A.

Answer 2

B, C, D

Explanation:

You have 150 nuts, of which 46% were peanuts, 0.166666 of them were cashews, and 56 were almonds. You want to know which descriptions are true.

46%

The number of peanuts was ...

46% × 150 = 69

0.166666

The number of cashews was ...

0.166666 × 150 ≈ 25

As a fraction, that is ...

25/150 = 1/6

Descriptions

The true descriptions are ...

B) 1/6 of the nuts were cashews
C) 69 of the nuts were peanuts
D) 25 of the nuts were cashews

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