Question

Shamika's dog weighs 12 1/2 pounds. Lani's dog weighs 2/3 as much as Shamika's dog.

Answer 1

Lani's dog weighs $7\frac{4}{3}$ pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Weight of Shamika's dog = $12\frac{1}{2} = \frac{25}{2}\ pounds$

Weight of Lani's dog = 2/3 of Shamika's dog

Weight of Lani's dog = $\frac{2}{3}*\frac{25}{2}$

Weight of Lani's dog = $\frac{25}{3}$

Weight of Lani's dog = $7\frac{4}{3}$

Lani's dog weighs $7\frac{4}{3}$ pounds.

Keywords: multiplication, fractions

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