Erica is going to buy fruit for her class. She needs to have 1/6 of a pound of apples for every student in her class. There are 25 students in her class. How many pounds of apples should Erica buy?

1 Answer
Mar 16, 2018

#color(blue)( => 25 / 6 = 6 (1/4) lbs# or #color(green)( = 6.25# # color(green)(lbs#

Explanation:

One student needs #1/6 lb# apple.

25 students need #color(white)(a) = (1/6) * 25 lbs#

#color(blue)( => 25 / 6 = 6 (1/4) lbs# or #color(green)( = 6.25# # color(green)(lbs#