John wants to give 2/3 pounds of candy to each of his 6 friends how much pounds of candy does John need in total?
6 x 2/3= 4 lbs?
yes
To find the total amount of candy that John needs, we can multiply the amount of candy he wants to give to each friend (2/3 pounds) by the number of friends (6).
To do this calculation, multiply the fraction (2/3) by the whole number (6):
2/3 * 6
To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators (top numbers) together to get the new numerator, and multiply the denominators (bottom numbers) together to get the new denominator:
2 * 6 = 12 (numerator)
3 * 1 = 3 (denominator)
So, the result is 12/3, which simplifies to 4.
John needs a total of 4 pounds of candy in total to give 2/3 pounds of candy to each of his 6 friends.