How many apples are in a 5-lb bag of apples, assuming each apples weighs 9 oz?
5x (16 oz/ 1 ) x 9 = 8.8
your answer is right, but you should have divided by 9.
5lb * 16oz/lb * 1apple/9oz = 8.8 apple
make sure the units cancel correctly
How can you have eight tenths of an apple.
Do this problem the way I showed you a few minutes ago.
To determine the number of apples in a 5-lb bag of apples, you need to convert the weight from pounds to ounces. Since there are 16 ounces in 1 pound, a 5-lb bag of apples is equal to 80 ounces (5 x 16 = 80).
Next, you divide the total weight of the bag (80 oz) by the weight of each apple (9 oz) to find the number of apples in the bag.
80 oz / 9 oz = 8.889
Since you cannot have a fraction of an apple, you round down to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, there are 8 apples in a 5-lb bag of apples, assuming each apple weighs 9 oz.
Actually, your calculation seems to be incorrect. Here's the correct way to find the number of apples in a 5-lb bag of apples.
First, convert the 5 lbs into ounces since each apple weighs 9 oz. There are 16 ounces in 1 pound, so we can multiply 5 lbs by 16 to get the weight of the bag in ounces:
5 lbs * 16 oz/lb = 80 oz
Now, divide the total weight of the bag (80 oz) by the weight of each apple (9 oz) to determine the number of apples in the bag:
80 oz / 9 oz = 8.89
So, there are approximately 8.89 apples in a 5-lb bag of apples. However, since we can't have a fraction of an apple, we can assume there are 8 apples in this particular bag.