Ashton picks 6 pounds of peacans. He used 1/3 of the pecans in a soup recipe. Ashton puts the pecans that are left in 1/4-pound bags. How many bags of pecans does he have?
A. 16
B. 2
C. 8
D. 1
6/3 means he used 2 pounds, leaving 4 pounds. Each pound contains 4 quarter pounds. Work it from there.
To calculate the number of bags of pecans Ashton has, we need to first find out how many pounds of pecans he used in the soup recipe.
Ashton used 1/3 of the pecans, which is (1/3) * 6 pounds = 2 pounds.
Now, we need to determine how many pounds of pecans are left.
The total weight of pecans Ashton had was 6 pounds, and he used 2 pounds for the soup, so the remaining pecans weigh 6 - 2 = 4 pounds.
Finally, we need to find out how many 1/4-pound bags Ashton can fill with the remaining pecans.
To do this, we divide the remaining weight of the pecans by the weight of each bag: 4 pounds / 1/4 pound = 4 * 4 = 16 bags.
Therefore, Ashton has 16 bags of pecans.
The correct answer is A. 16.
To solve this problem, we need to follow a few steps:
Step 1: Calculate the amount of pecans that Ashton used in the soup recipe.
Since Ashton used 1/3 of the pecans, we can calculate this as (1/3) * 6 pounds = 2 pounds.
Step 2: Calculate the pecans that are left after using them in the soup recipe.
To find the remaining pecans, we subtract the amount used from the initial amount: 6 pounds - 2 pounds = 4 pounds.
Step 3: Calculate the number of 1/4-pound bags that Ashton can make.
Since we know Ashton has 4 pounds of pecans, we need to divide this by 1/4 pound per bag. Dividing 4 by 1/4 gives us 4 / 1/4 = 4 * 4 = 16.
Therefore, Ashton can make 16 bags of pecans.
So, the correct answer is A. 16 bags.