Anita has written a book of tips on staying healthy. Each book weighs 1516 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 shipping weight excluding the box, we need to multiply the weight of one book by the number of books in a box: 1516 lb/book * 12 books/box = <<1516*12=18192>>18192 lb
To convert this weight to a mixed number, we divide the weight by 16 (since there are 16 ounces in a pound) to find the whole number of pounds: 18192 lb / 16 oz/lb = <<18192/16=1137>>1137 lb
We have 1137 whole pounds, so the mixed number is 1137.