Question

Suppose a bag of candy holds 4/5 pound of candy how many of these bags can be filled from 16 pounds of candy?

Answer 1

16 ÷ 4/5 = 16 * 5/4 = ___

Answer 2

16 / 1 * 5 / 4 = ?

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find out how many bags can be filled from 16 pounds of candy, we need to divide the total weight of candy by the weight of each bag.

Given that each bag holds 4/5 pound of candy, we can express this as a fraction: 4/5 pound.

To divide 16 pounds by 4/5 pound, we can use the concept of division by a fraction.
To do this, we can "flip" the fraction and multiply: 16 pounds × (5/4 pound).

Now, we can calculate the result:

16 pounds × (5/4 pound) = (16 × 5) / 4 = 80 / 4 = 20.

So, 16 pounds of candy can fill 20 bags.