135 pounds of screws are put into bags which hold 5 1/12 of a pound each How many bags will be needed?

Answer 1

You would want to divide the amount of bags by the number of pounds per bag, so 135 divided by 5 1/2:

26.56 bags, but round up to get a full number of bags, so 27 bags.

Answer 2

total weight = 135 pounds

weight for each bag = 5 1/12 pounds

number of bags = 135/ (61/12)

= 135 x 12/61 = 26.56

which means 26 full bags + 1 more bag for .56 pounds

i.e. total number of bags = 27.