Anna is buying 2/5 of a pound of beans for dinner . Mercy is buying 7/4the amount of beans that Anna is buying how many pounds of beans is mercy buying
(2/5) * (7/4) = 14/20 = 7/10
To find out how many pounds of beans Mercy is buying, we need to multiply the amount Anna is buying (2/5 pound) by the amount Mercy is buying (7/4 times).
Let's start by converting the mixed fraction 7/4 to an improper fraction:
7/4 = 1 3/4
Next, let's convert the mixed fraction 1 3/4 to an improper fraction:
1 3/4 = (1 * 4 + 3)/4 = 7/4
Now, we can multiply the fractions:
(2/5) * (7/4) = (2 * 7) / (5 * 4) = 14/20
To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 2 in this case:
14/20 = (14 ÷ 2) / (20 ÷ 2) = 7/10
Therefore, Mercy is buying 7/10 of a pound of beans.