Asked by Brianna sapp
Kaylee went to the candy store and bought 5 pounds of candy. If 3/5 of Kaylee's candy was chocolate, how many pounds of chocolate candy did Kaylee buy?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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Answered by
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many pounds of chocolate candy Kaylee bought, we can calculate \( \frac{3}{5} \) of the total amount of candy she bought, which is 5 pounds.
We calculate:
\[
\frac{3}{5} \times 5 = \frac{3 \times 5}{5} = \frac{15}{5} = 3
\]
So, Kaylee bought **3 pounds** of chocolate candy.
We calculate:
\[
\frac{3}{5} \times 5 = \frac{3 \times 5}{5} = \frac{15}{5} = 3
\]
So, Kaylee bought **3 pounds** of chocolate candy.
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