Madison has 5 ¼ pounds of gummy candies to separate into 4 bags. How many pounds of candy will be in each bag?
5 1/4 ÷ 4 = ___
To find out how many pounds of candy will be in each bag, you need to divide the total weight of the candies by the number of bags.
1. Start by converting the mixed number 5 ¼ pounds to an improper fraction.
5 ¼ = (5 * 4 + 1) / 4 = (20 + 1) / 4 = 21 / 4 pounds.
2. Next, divide the total weight (21 / 4 pounds) by the number of bags (4 bags).
(21 / 4 pounds) ÷ 4 = 21 / 4 ÷ 4 = (21 / 4) ÷ (4 / 1) = 21/4 * 1/4 = 21/16 pounds.
So, each bag will have 21/16 pounds of candy.
To find out how many pounds of candy will be in each bag, you need to divide the total weight of the gummy candies by the number of bags.
Step 1: Convert the mixed number 5 ¼ pounds into an improper fraction.
Since ¼ is equivalent to 1/4, the mixed number 5 ¼ can be written as 5 + 1/4 = 5 + 1/4 = 20/4 + 1/4 = 21/4 pounds.
Step 2: Divide the total weight of the gummy candies by the number of bags.
Since there are 4 bags, divide the weight of the candies, which is 21/4 pounds, by 4:
(21/4) ÷ 4 = 21/4 x 1/4 = 21/16 pounds.
Step 3: Simplify the fraction if needed.
In this case, 21/16 pounds cannot be simplified further.
Therefore, each bag will have 21/16 pounds of candy or approximately 1.31 pounds of candy.