Question

how to solve this prroblem by marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil that come in 5÷8_pound bags .how many pounds of potting soil does he buy

Answer 1

So, she buys 16 bags, each of them weights$\frac{5}{8}$ pounds.

to find how many pounds of soil she bought, we have to multiply:

16*$\frac{5}{8}$=//16 is equal to 8*2, so we can simpify:
2*$\frac{5}{1}$

which is 2*5=10

so in the end she bought 10 pounds of soil!