Question

A group of hikers buy 8 bags of trail mix. Each bag contains 3 1/2 cups of trail mix. The trail mix is shared between evenly between 12 hikers. How many cups of trail mix do each hiker receive?

Answer 1

The hikers each receive 2 1/3 cups of trail mix.

1. Multiply 8 by 3 1/4 to get how much cups of trail mix they have in total which will come out as 28.

2. Then divide the 28 cups by the 12 hikers, and you will get 2 1/3 as your answer.