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?

Question

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

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.