Question

Matt has a 5lb bag of apples to make a pie he needs to use 3/5 of the bad how many pounds of apples we use for the pie explain what a model for this problem might look like

Answer 1

Answer:

Pounds of apple to be used for a pie = 3 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the bag contains apples weighting  = 5 lb

To make a pie $\frac{3}{5}$ of the apples in the bag is used.

To find the pounds of apples to be used to make a pie we will have to find the  $\frac{3}{5}$th part of 5 lb of apples.

In order to do that we multiply the fraction to the total weight of apples.

Pounds of apple to be used to make a pie

⇒ $\frac{3}{5}\ of\ total\ pounds\ of\ apple$

⇒ $\frac{3}{5}\times 5$

⇒ $3$

∴ Pounds of apple to be used for a pie = 3 lb