If 5 bags of apples weigh 12 1/7 pounds, how many pounds would you expect 1 bag of apples to weigh?

  2 and 3/7 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction

12 1/7 becomes 85/7

This represents 5 bags, so divide it by 5 to see what one bag should weigh...

(85/7)/5 becomes (85/7)/(5/1)

which becomes

(85/7)*(1/5)      (division is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal)

   85/35  

     17/7      (reduce the fraction by factoring out a 5 from top and bottom)

       2 and 3/7 pounds

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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