Homework Help: math

Posted by michele on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 2:59pm.

a 46 5/16 lb bag of nuts is packaged in 1 3/4 lb containers. the remaining nuts are given to the person packing the nuts. how much does the person get? justify your answer

math - Ms. Sue, Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 3:09pm
(46 5/16) / (1 3/4)

(741/16) * (4/7) = 2964/112 = 26 and some left over

How many are left over?

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