Question

Michael is bundling magazines to recycle.  He notices that 8 magazines weighs  5/8   pounds in all, and all the magazines weight the same amount.  What is the unit rate,for pounds per magazine?

Answer 1

3/8 multiplied by the reciprocal 1/3 = 3/8 * 1/3, so The threes cancel each other, so m = 1/8 pound.