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26 September, 08:59

Some students prepare 3 diffrerent snacks. They make 1/8 pound bags of nut mix, 1/4 pound bags of cherries, and 1/6 pound bags of dried fruit. If they buy 3 pounds of nut mix, 5 pounds of cherries, and 4 pounds of dried fruit, how many of each type of snack bag will they be able to make?

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  1. 26 September, 09:26
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    Answer: They made 24 snack bags of nut mix, 20 snack bags of cherries and 24 snack bags of dried fruit.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    They make 1/8 pound bags of nut mix. If they buy 3 pounds of nut mix, it means that the number of snack bags of but mix that they made is

    3 / (1/8) = 3/0.125 = 24

    They make 1/4 pound bags of cherries. If they bought 5 pounds of cherries, it means that the number of snack bags of cherries that they made is

    5 / (1/4) = 5/0.25 = 20

    They make 1/6 pound bags of dried fruit. If they bought 4 pounds of dried fruit, it means that the number of snack bags of dried fruit that they made is

    4 / (1/6) = 24
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