Taylor makes 5 1/3 cups of snack mix. She puts all the snack mix into plastic bags. She puts 2/3 cup of the snack mix in each bag. How many plastic bags does Taylor need?

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Answer:  8 bags

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Explanation:

5 & 1/3 = 5 + 1/3 = 15/3 + 1/3 = 16/3

The mixed number 5 & 1/3 converts to 16/3

The fraction 16/3 means we have 16 copies of 1/3 added together, while 2/3 means we have 2 copies of 1/3. Note that 16/2 = 8 which tells us how many bags Taylor needs.

In other words, the solution to (2/3)*x = 16/3 is x = 8. This is the same as solving 2x = 16 after multiplying both sides by 3. Then we divide both sides by 2 to isolate x fully.

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