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 need to multiply the weight of one book (15/16 lb) by the number of books (12).
15/16 lb * 12 books = 180/16 lb
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 4.
180/16 lb = 45/4 lb
To convert this improper fraction to a mixed number, we divide the numerator (45) by the denominator (4) and get the quotient of 11 with a remainder of 1.
So the shipping weight, excluding the box, is 11 and 1/4 pounds.