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16 September, 18:50

Carmine mixes 2.8 pounds of cashews with almonds to make a trail mix. He divides the trail mix into 5 equal portions. Each portion weighs 1.5 pounds. Which equation and solution shows the total amount of almonds he used in the mixture?

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  1. 16 September, 19:49
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    Total weight of the portions is 5*1.5=7.5 pounds.

    Take away the 2.8 pounds of cashews to give 7.5-2.8=4.7 pounds.

    So the expression is 5*1.5-2.8 and total amount of almonds is 4.7 pounds.
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