A group of hikers buys 8 bags of mixed nuts .Each contains 3 1/2 cups of nuts.The mixed nuts are shared evenly among 12 hikers.How many cups of mixes nuts each hiker receive?Show your work or explain your answer.
for this problem first you have to multiply 8 and 3 1/2 this gets you 56/2 or if you simplify 28 then you have to divide 28 by 12 for each of the 12 hikers and then you get your answer of _
2.3 or 2 2/3 hope this is helpful!
2.3
To find out how many cups of mixed nuts each hiker receives, we need to divide the total number of cups of mixed nuts by the number of hikers.
First, let's calculate the total number of cups of mixed nuts. We have 8 bags, and each bag contains 3 1/2 cups of nuts. To find the total, we multiply 8 by 3 1/2.
8 bags × 3 1/2 cups/bag = 28 cups
So there are a total of 28 cups of mixed nuts.
Next, we need to divide this total by the number of hikers, which is 12.
28 cups ÷ 12 hikers = 2.33 cups per hiker
So each hiker receives approximately 2.33 cups of mixed nuts.
However, since it is not possible for a hiker to receive a fraction of a cup, we need to round the answer to the nearest whole number. Rounded, each hiker receives about 2 cups of mixed nuts.
8 * 3.5 = 28 cups total
28/12 = ______ cups for each hiker