Jimmy makes homemade candles and glass jars to sell he is shipping in order to a vendor each candle weighs 2 and 3/8 lb Jimmy can fit six candles in a box and he is shipping five boxes what is the total weight of five boxes explain the answer in simplest form
To find the total weight of five boxes, we need to first find the weight of one box and then multiply it by five.
Each box contains six candles and each candle weighs 2 and 3/8 lb.
So, the weight of one box would be 6 * 2 and 3/8 lb.
To multiply the weight of a fraction by a whole number, we can convert the mixed number into an improper fraction first.
2 and 3/8 can be converted to an improper fraction as (2 * 8 + 3)/8 = 19/8.
So, the weight of one box is 6 * 19/8 lb.
To multiply a fraction by a whole number, we multiply the numerator by the whole number, keeping the denominator the same.
So, 6 * 19/8 = (6 * 19)/8 = 114/8.
Now, we need to find the weight of five boxes.
To multiply a fraction by a whole number, we multiply the numerator by the whole number, keeping the denominator the same.
So, 5 * 114/8 = (5 * 114)/8 = 570/8.
The total weight of five boxes is therefore 570/8 lb.