liam combines 5/6 pounds of peanuts, 5/6 pf cashews and 5/6 pounds of almonds make a batch of mixed nuts. He divides the combined batch equally into 8 bags. How many pounds of nuts are in each bag?

Respuesta :

Find total :

[tex] \dfrac{5}{6} + \dfrac{5}{6} + \dfrac{5}{6} = \dfrac{15}{6}[/tex]

Find pounds of nuts in each bag :

[tex] \dfrac{15}{6} \div 8[/tex]

[tex] \dfrac{15}{6} \times \dfrac{1}{8} [/tex]

[tex] \dfrac{5}{16} [/tex]

[tex]\bf \text {Answer: There are } \dfrac{5}{16} \text { pound of nuts in each bag}[/tex]