IDNLearn.com provides a comprehensive solution for all your question and answer needs. Get the information you need from our community of experts, who provide detailed and trustworthy answers.

Marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil that comes in 5/8-pound bags. How many pounds of potting soil does Marianne buy?


Sagot :

5/8*16=?
An easy way to do this is to this is just multiply by the numerator. So, 5*16=80. Now you can take that number and divide it by the denominator. 80/8=10.
Marianne bought 10 pounds of soil.
[tex]\frac{5}{\not8^1}\cdot \not16^2 =5*2=10\\\\Answe : \ Marianne \ bought \ 10 \ pounds \ of \ soil .[/tex]