Question

Vance combined 2 \frac{13}{15}2 15 13 ​ pounds of peanuts with 1 \frac{1}{3}1 3 1 ​ pound of raisins to create trail mix, then equally distributed the mix into 1414 bags. How many pounds of trail mix are in each bag?

Answer 1

We conclude that 0.3 ​ pounds of trail mix are in each bag.

Explanation:

We know that Vance combined 2 \frac{13}{15} pounds of peanuts with 1 \frac{1}{3} ​ pound of raisins to create trail mix, then equally distributed the mix into 14 bags. We have:

`2+(13)/(15)+1+(1)/(3)=3+(18)/(15)\\\\=4+(3)/(15)=(63)/(15)`

we get

`((63)/(15))/((14)/(1))=(63\cdot 1)/(15\cdot 14 )=0.3`

We conclude that 0.3 ​ pounds of trail mix are in each bag.