Morgan uses 1/4 of her supply of raisins to make trail mix and 3/8 of her supply of raisins to make cookies. If morgan uses 5 pounds of raisins, how many pounds of raisins are in her supply?

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given the statement:

Morgan uses 1/4 of her supply of raisins to make trail mix and 3/8 of her supply of raisins to make cookies.

Determine how many pounds of raisins are in her supply.

Solution:

In order to determine how many pounds of raisins are in her supply, we simply take ¼ and 3/8 of 5 pounds. This can be done by multiplying the fraction to 5 pounds.

Supply to make trail mix.

= ¼ (5)

= 5/4 pounds or 1.25 pounds.

Supply to make cookies.

= 3/8 (5)

= 15/8 pounds or 1.875 pounds

Final answer:

Supply to make trail mix = 5/4 pounds or 1.25 pounds.

Supply to make cookies = 15/8 pounds or 1.875 pounds

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