The total weight of 5 science textbooks is 6 2/3 pounds. How much does each book weigh?(1 point)
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To find the weight of each book, you need to divide the total weight by the number of books.
6 2/3 pounds can be rewritten as an improper fraction: 6/3 + 2/3 = 8/3 pounds.
Next, divide the total weight by the number of books: 8/3 pounds ÷ 5 = 8/3 ÷ 5/1 = 8/3 x 1/5 = 8/15 pounds.
Each book weighs 8/15 pounds.
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To find the weight of each book, we need to divide the total weight by the number of books.
The total weight is given as 6 2/3 pounds. To convert this mixed number into an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number (6) by the denominator of the fraction (3), and then add the numerator (2) to get the new numerator. So, 6 2/3 can be written as (6 * 3 + 2)/3 = 20/3 pounds.
Now, we divide the total weight by the number of books. Since there are 5 books, we divide 20/3 pounds by 5:
(20/3) pounds / 5 = (20/3) pounds * (1/5) = (20/3) * (1/5) = 20/15 pounds.
Therefore, each book weighs 20/15 pounds, which can be simplified to 4/3 pounds or 1 and 1/3 pounds.