Anne is making nutty fudge and she knows that one batch requires #1/3# pound of peanuts. However if she wants to make #8# batches, how many pounds of peanuts will she need?

1 Answer
Aug 30, 2017

#8/3 = 2 2/3 # pounds

Explanation:

The maths involved in questions like these is usually very easy. It is more about understanding the information given and the question asked, and then deciding which operation to do.

We are told that #1# batch needs #1/3# of a pound of peanuts
She is going to make #8# batches, each one needs #1/3# pound.

It is a multiplication:

#1/3 xx 8#

#=1/3 xx 8/1" "larr# nothing cancels, multiply straight across

#= 8/3#

This would be easier to say in everyday language as #2 2/3# pounds