Fresh Market is making 22 1/2 pounds of trail mix. 1/3 of the mix will be raisins, 1/5 of the mix will be M&M’s candy, and the remainder of the mix will be nuts. How many pounds of nuts are needed for the trail mix? Express the answer as a fraction in simplest form. Say the answer with fractions, NOT DECIMALS
To find the weight of nuts needed for the trail mix, we need to multiply the total weight of the trail mix by the fraction of the mix that will be nuts.
The total weight of the trail mix is 22 1/2 pounds.
The fraction of the mix that will be nuts is 7/15.
To find the weight of nuts needed, we multiply the total weight of the trail mix by the fraction of nuts:
22 1/2 pounds * (7/15) = (45/2) * (7/15) = (45*7)/(2*15) = 315/30 = 10 1/2 pounds.
Therefore, 10 1/2 pounds of nuts are needed for the trail mix.
How many pounds of nuts are needed for the trail mix?
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Apologies for the confusion. Let's recalculate correctly this time.
The fraction of the trail mix that will be raisins is 1/3, and the fraction that will be M&M's candy is 1/5.
To find the fraction of the mix that will be nuts, we need to subtract these two fractions from 1.
1 - 1/3 - 1/5 = (15/15) - (5/15) - (3/15) = (15 - 5 - 3)/15 = 7/15.
Therefore, 7/15 of the trail mix will be nuts.
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I apologize for my previous incorrect response. Let's recalculate correctly this time.
The fraction of the trail mix that will be raisins is 1/3, and the fraction that will be M&M's candy is 1/5.
To find the fraction of the mix that will be nuts, we need to subtract these two fractions from 1.
1 - (1/3) - (1/5) = (15/15) - (5/15) - (3/15) = (15 - 5 - 3)/15 = 7/15.
Therefore, 7/15 of the trail mix will be nuts.
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The fraction of the trail mix that will be raisins is 1/3 and the fraction that will be M&M's candy is 1/5. To find the fraction of the mix that will be nuts, we need to subtract the sum of these two fractions from 1 (since 1 represents the whole mix).
So, the fraction of the mix that will be nuts is 1 - 1/3 - 1/5.
To find a common denominator, we multiply 3 and 5 to get 15.
1 - 1/3 - 1/5 = 15/15 - 5/15 - 3/15 = (15 - 5 - 3)/15 = 7/15.
Therefore, 7/15 of the mix will be nuts.
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Apologies for the mistake. Let's recalculate.
To find the fraction of the trail mix that will be nuts, we need to subtract the fractions of raisins and M&M's candy from 1.
The fraction of the mix that will be raisins is 1/3, and the fraction of the mix that will be M&M's candy is 1/5.
To subtract these fractions from 1, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 5 is 15.
1 - (1/3) - (1/5) = (15/15) - (5/15) - (3/15) = (15 - 5 - 3)/15 = 7/15.
Therefore, 7/15 of the trail mix will be nuts.