SOLUTION: Maggie has 5 1/2 pounds of homemade candy to put into small bags to sell at a vendor event. She puts 1/16 of a pound into each bag. How many bags can she fill completely?

Question 1110840: Maggie has 5 1/2 pounds of homemade candy to put into small bags to sell at a vendor event. She puts 1/16 of a pound into each bag. How many bags can she fill completely?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In each pound, there are sixteen 1/16 pound bags.
In 5 pounds, there would be 1/16 pound bags.
In 1/2 pound, there would be 1/16 pound bags.
So all together,

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