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.(1 point)
To find the total weight of the books, we multiply the weight of one book by the number of books: (15/16 lb) x 12 books = 180/16 lb.
To convert the fraction to a mixed number, we divide the numerator (180) by the denominator (16):
180 ÷ 16 = 11 remainder 4.
The shipping weight, excluding the box, is 11 4/16 lb. Simplifying this mixed number gives us 11 1/4 lb. Answer: \boxed{11\frac{1}{4} \text{ lb}}.
To find the total shipping weight of the books, we need to multiply the weight of each book by the number of books in the box.
Weight of each book = 15/16 lb
Number of books in the box = 12
Total shipping weight = (15/16 lb) * 12
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators and denominators:
Total shipping weight = (15 * 12) / (16 * 1) = 180/16 lb
To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:
Total shipping weight = (180/4) / (16/4) = 45/4 lb
To convert the improper fraction to a mixed number, we divide the numerator (45) by the denominator (4), and write the remainder as a fraction:
45 divided by 4 = 11 with a remainder of 1
So the answer is: 11 1/4 lb.
To find the shipping weight, we need to multiply the weight of each book by the number of books in the box.
The weight of each book is 15/16 lb.
The number of books in the box is 12.
To find the shipping weight, we multiply the weight of each book by the number of books:
Shipping Weight = (15/16 lb) * (12 books)
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators (top numbers) together and the denominators (bottom numbers) together:
Shipping Weight = (15 * 12) / (16)
The product of 15 and 12 is 180:
Shipping Weight = 180 / 16
To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor. In this case, the greatest common divisor of 180 and 16 is 4:
Shipping Weight = (180 / 4) / (16 / 4)
Simplifying further, we get:
Shipping Weight = 45 / 4
To convert the fraction to a mixed number, we divide the numerator by the denominator:
45 ÷ 4 = 11 remainder 1
So the shipping weight, excluding the box, is 11 and 1/4 lb.