Question

Miranda buys 6 pounds of nuts . 3/4 pounds in her bag how many bags

Answer 1

`\Huge \boxed{\mathrm{8 \ bags}}`

Explanation:

We can solve the problem with algebra.

`\displaystyle (3)/(4) x=6`

Let x be the number of bags.

Multiply both sides by
`(4)/(3)`

`\displaystyle (3)/(4) x \cdot (4)/(3) =6 \cdot (4)/(3)`

`x=8`

The number of bags is 8.

Answer 2

8 bags

Explanation:

Take the number of nuts and divide by the number of pounds in a bag

6 lbs ÷ 3/4 lbs

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6 * 4/3

8 bags