Question

Question

Isabella picked 8 1/3
pounds of apples at an orchard. She had 2 bags to put them in. How many pounds did each bag hold?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds of apples each bag held, you need to divide the total amount of apples (8 1/3 pounds) by the number of bags (2).

First, convert 8 1/3 into an improper fraction:

\[ 8 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{8 \times 3 + 1}{3} = \frac{24 + 1}{3} = \frac{25}{3} \]

Now, divide this fraction by 2 (which can be written as \(\frac{2}{1}\)):

\[ \frac{25}{3} \div 2 = \frac{25}{3} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{25 \times 1}{3 \times 2} = \frac{25}{6} \]

Now convert \(\frac{25}{6}\) back to a mixed number:

\[ \frac{25}{6} = 4 \frac{1}{6} \]

So, each bag held \(4 \frac{1}{6}\) pounds of apples.