Anita has written a book of tips on staying healthy. Each book weighs 15/16 lb. If she packs 12 books in a box for shipping, what will be the shipping weight, excluding the box? Convert the answer to a mixed number.
To find the shipping weight of 12 books, we need to multiply the weight of one book by the number of books.
Weight of one book = 15/16 lb
Number of books = 12
Shipping weight = (Weight of one book) x (Number of books)
Shipping weight = (15/16 lb) x (12)
To multiply fractions, we multiply numerators together and denominators together:
Shipping weight = (15 x 12) / (16)
Shipping weight = 180 / 16
Simplifying the fraction:
Shipping weight = 11 4/16 lb
We can further simplify this mixed number by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 4:
Shipping weight = 11 1/4 lb
Therefore, the shipping weight of 12 books, excluding the box, is 11 1/4 lb.
To find the shipping weight, excluding the box, we need to multiply the weight of each book by the number of books in the box.
First, let's determine the weight of each book. We are given that each book weighs 15/16 lb.
Next, multiply the weight of each book (15/16 lb) by the number of books in the box (12).
(15/16 lb) x (12) = (15/16) * (12/1) = (15 * 12) / (16 * 1) = 180/16 = 11 4/16 lb
To simplify the mixed number, divide the numerator (180) by the denominator (16):
180 ÷ 16 = 11 remainder 4
Therefore, the shipping weight, excluding the box, is 11 4/16 lb, which can be simplified as 11 1/4 lb.
The weight of one book is 15/16 lb. The weight of 12 books is (15/16) * 12 = <<15/16*12=135/16>>135/16 lb.
To convert this to a mixed number, we divide the numerator (135) by the denominator (16).
135 ÷ 16 = 8 with a remainder of 7.
Therefore, the shipping weight, excluding the box, is 8 and 7/16 lb.