Luis wants to divide a 3/4 pound box of skittles into small bags. Each of the bags will hold 1/12 pound of skittles. How many bags of skittles can he make?
24
3/4 * 12 = 9
3 quarters divide by a 12th.
To find out how many bags of skittles Luis can make, we need to divide the total weight of skittles in the box by the weight of each bag.
First, let's convert the fractions into a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator for 4 and 12 is 12.
So, 3/4 pound of skittles is equivalent to (3/4) * (3/3) = 9/12 pound.
Next, we divide the total weight of skittles in the box (9/12 pound) by the weight of each bag (1/12 pound).
Since 1/12 is the same as dividing by 1 bag, we can simply divide the numerator (9) by the denominator (1).
So, Luis can make 9 bags of skittles.
Therefore, Luis can make 9 bags of skittles from the 3/4 pound box of skittles.