If 28 dog biscuits weigh 12 14 ounces, what is the weight of each biscuit?
no idea -- what kind of number is "12 14"?
in any case, just divide it by 28
the answer is 7/16 or 4.32 oz
(Just simplify)
12 1/4 * 28
4 x 12 + 1 = 49 * 28 = 49/9 * 28
49/4 x 1/28
7/4 x 6/4 = 7/16 oz
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They mean 12 1/4 its a mixed number. But for some they do not add the /
* = divide
/ = also means divide or used in fractions
* means multiply
÷ and / mean divide
To find the weight of each biscuit, you need to divide the total weight of the biscuits by the number of biscuits.
In this case, the total weight of the 28 dog biscuits is 12 14 ounces. However, we need to convert the given mixed number into a single unit for calculations.
12 is the whole number part, and 14 is the fractional part of the weight. To convert the 14 ounces to a single unit, we need to add it to the whole number part:
12 + 14/16 = 12 7/8 ounces
Now that we have the total weight in the same unit, we can divide it by the number of biscuits:
12 7/8 ounces ÷ 28 biscuits
To simplify the calculation, we can convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:
12 7/8 = (12 × 8 + 7) / 8 = 103/8
Now we can divide the fraction by 28:
103/8 ounces ÷ 28 biscuits
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal (inverse) of the second fraction:
103/8 ounces × 1/28 biscuits
Multiplying the numerators (103 × 1) and the denominators (8 × 28), we get:
103/8 × 1/28 = 103/224
So, each dog biscuit weighs approximately 103/224 ounces.