Russell's uncle buys a 7.5-pound bag of candy for Russell's birthday party. He puts
1
2
of the candy into a piñata. If Russell gets
1
5
of the candy from the piñata when it breaks open, how many pounds of candy does he get?
Russell's uncle puts 1/2 * 7.5 = <<1/2*7.5=3.75>>3.75 pounds of candy into the piñata.
Russell gets 1/5 * 3.75 = <<1/5*3.75=0.75>>0.75 pounds of candy. Answer: \boxed{0.75}.
To find out how many pounds of candy Russell gets, we need to follow the steps:
Step 1: Calculate how many pounds of candy Russell's uncle puts into the piñata.
Since Russell's uncle buys a 7.5-pound bag of candy, and he puts 1/2 of the candy into the piñata, we can calculate it as follows:
7.5 pounds * 1/2 = 3.75 pounds
Step 2: Calculate how many pounds of candy Russell gets from the pinata.
Since Russell gets 1/5 of the candy from the piñata, we can calculate it as follows:
3.75 pounds * 1/5 = 0.75 pounds
Therefore, Russell gets 0.75 pounds of candy from the piñata.