How many 3/8

Question

How many 3/8 pound bags of trail mix can be made from 6 3/8 pounds of trail mix? Write a division expression.

 

 

Answer 1

6 3/8 ÷ 3/8  

 

to solve.... 

change mixed number to improper fraction 6 3/8 = 51/8

change division to multiplication and flip the 3/8

 

51/8 x 8/3 = 17

Answer 2

6 3/8 ÷ 3/8

51/8 ÷ 3/8      change to improper fraction

51/8 · 8/3        divide by fraction multiply by inverse

51/3                multiply reduce

17                   reduce