Question

Gina wants to ship 3 books that weigh 2 7/16 pounds, 1 7/8 pounds and 1/2 pound. the maximum weight she can ship is 6 pounds. how much did Gina ship?

Answer 1

You have to find a common denominator 1st then add. So 16 is the common denominator the problem should be 2 7/16+1 14/16+8-16= 3 29/16 then you need to divide 29/16 you will have 4 13/16

Answer 2

Answer:

Gina can ship all three books.        

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Gina wants to ship 3 books that weigh 2 7/16 pounds, 1 7/8 pounds and 1/2 pound. The maximum weight she can ship is 6 pounds.

To find : How much did Gina ship?

Solution :

First we convert the mixed fraction into simpler fraction,

First book weight $2\frac{7}{16}=\frac{39}{16}$ pounds.

Second book weight $1\frac{7}{8}=\frac{15}{8}$ pounds.

Third book weight $\frac{1}{2}$ pounds.

Total weight of books Gina have,

$T=\frac{39}{16}+\frac{15}{8}+\frac{1}{2}$

$T=\frac{39+30+8}{16}$

$T=\frac{77}{16}$

$T=4\frac{13}{16}$

$T=4.81$

4.81<6 pounds.

Which means she can ship all 3 books.

Therefore, Gina can ship all three books.