Frank had 17 kilograms of candy. If he wanted to split the candy into 3 bags, how much should be in each bag? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

5.7 kg per bag

The answer lies between the numbers  5 and 6 .

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we simply have to divide the amount of candy (17) by the number of bags (3).

Mathematically speaking:

17/3= 5.7 kg per bag

There should be 5.7 kg in each bag.

The answer lies between the numbers 5 and 6, the number is 5.7.

Feel free to ask for more if needed or if you did not understand something.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.