Question

a group of hikers buy a bag of trail mix each bag contains 3 1/2 cups of trail mix and trail mix is shared evenly among 12 hikers how many cups of trail mix with each hiker receive

Answer 1

(3 1/2) / 12 =
(7/2) / 12 =
7/2 * 1/12 =
7/24 cups

check..
7/24 * 12 = 3 1/2
84/24 = 3 1/2
42/12 = 7/2
7/2 = 7/2 (correct)

each person gets 7/24 cups